Read this passage from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."
"Puppy biscuit," said Walter Mitty. He stopped walking and the buildings of Waterbury rose up out of the misty courtroom and surrounded him again.
A woman who was passing laughed. "He said ‘Puppy biscuit,’" she said to her companion. "That man said ‘Puppy biscuit’ to himself."
Question
What does the dialogue in the excerpt show about Mitty?
Responses
He is sour and nasty.
He is sour and nasty.
He is funny and entertaining.
He is funny and entertaining.
He is awkward and absentminded.
He is awkward and absentminded.
He is responsible and conscientious.