The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "A. Ruth doesn't know how to accept a compliment from Walter." Based on the stage directions, the most reasonable inference you can make about how Ruth feels is that <span>A. Ruth doesn't know how to accept a compliment from Walter.</span>
B. ) intransitive verb . . . because while the verb "listened" describes the action being performed, it does not have a direct object in receipt of the action . . . and thus is an intransitive verb.
