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"We'll keep her a day or two longer; she is so weak and helpless." Who said these words? To whom? - English 2 (Literature in English)

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Question

"We'll keep her a day or two longer; she is so weak and helpless." Who said these words? To whom?

Options

  • Joe Thompson to his wife.

  • Jane Thompson to her husband.

  • William to his fellow 'rocket-children'.

  • The people who saw the Little Match Girl sheltering from the cold.

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Solution

Jane Thompson to her husband.

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