Read these paragraphs from the story. For some time I sat in silence. Then a cold shudder ran down my spine. I asked him where he had seen the name. "Oh, I didn't see it anywhere," replied Mr. Atkinson. "I wanted some name, and I put down the first that came into my head. Why do you want to know?" "It's a strange coincidence, but it happens to be mine." What does James's interaction with Mr. Atkinson in this scene reveal about James?

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Maia Robbins

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1 June, 08:01

Read these paragraphs from the story. For some time I sat in silence. Then a cold shudder ran down my spine. I asked him where he had seen the name. "Oh, I didn't see it anywhere," replied Mr. Atkinson. "I wanted some name, and I put down the first that came into my head. Why do you want to know?" "It's a strange coincidence, but it happens to be mine." What does James's interaction with Mr. Atkinson in this scene reveal about James?

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Karli Wade · Answer 1

We can identify the lack of James' attention in which name was in the list. Also we can see that it does not matter what name could be written for Mr. Atkinson, so he put the first name that came into his head. Coincidentally this name was James'.