Question

What does Winn’s initial reaction to the pigeon and letter reveal about his character?

A.

Peter Winn is more impressed with the pigeon than he is intimidated by the threatening letter, revealing his haughty and superficial personality.

B.

Peter Winn is more impressed with the pigeon than he is intimidated by the threatening letter, revealing his limited intelligence.

C.

Peter Winn is too distracted by the ransom letter to acknowledge the pigeon, revealing his distracted and short-sighted personality.

D.

Peter Winn cares more about the value of the pigeon than the price of ransom, indicating his preoccupation with wealth

Answer 1

c

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

A.Peter Winn is more impressed with the pigeon than he is intimidated by the threatening letter, revealing his haughty and superficial personality.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the short story Winged Black mail, by JAck London, Peter Winn is a plotting a plan to have a certain personal great gain, when he receives a threatening letter written in a strange grammar and weird structure, where he is given instructions of putting some money into a fine pigeon that would come to him, when the pigeon arrives he is more impressed by the pigeon than he is wiht the threatening letter, he even considers keeping it, because it is such a beautiful specimen.