Read these sentences from "The Open Window." "Here we are, my dear," said the bearer of the white mackintosh, coming in through
the window, "fairly muddy, but most of it's dry. Who was that who bolted out as we came up?" "A most extraordinary man, a Mr. Nuttel," said Mrs. Sappleton; "could only talk about his illnesses, and dashed off without a word of goodby or apology when you arrived. One would think he had seen a ghost." Which phrase from these sentences contributes most to the humor in the story?"think he had seen a ghost" "a Mr. Nuttel"
I am not really sure what they mean by "Mr. Nuttel." It could be a phrase used to describe someone or their actual name. Assuming that it is his actual name, "think he had seen a ghost" contributes most of the humor to the text. It means how someone reacts as if they had seen something really strange or frightening. Maybe the people are really ghosts, or "Mr. Nuttel" is a nickname. I don't have enough information to form a clear opinion.
In most stories, the hero is the most common person you can imagine, but then some mentor tells him or her that he or she is special. Or in some other cases, an accident, incident or experiment changes them into a stronger being.
I would've chosen cheap at first but then thrifty means being cheap and using it for a cause, not wastefully. So that's why it best fits that sentence. Hope this helps!
