"The Bat Poet" uses
first person point of view. That's because the author used pronouns like <em>I </em>in the story.
The authors use this particular point of view so that the readers understand what exactly the main character is thinking and feeling.
Depending on the prompt I`d say formal tone. As if you were going into an interview
Answer:
A. deferential
Explanation:
<em>He was an important dignitary and was, thus, given </em><u><em>deferential </em></u><em>treatment.</em>
option a. best completes the sentence. to be deferential is to be respectful. so this would mean, the "important dignitary" was treated with respect.