Read the following sentences from "First Confession."

"What's all this about?" The priest hissed, getting angrier than ever and pushing Nora off me. "How dare you hit the child like that, you little vixen?"

"But I can't do my penance with him, father," Nora cried, cocking an outraged eye up at him.

"Well, go and do it, or I'll give you some more to do," he said, giving me a hand up.



Which of the follwoing words best decribes the relationship between Nora and the priest in this passage?
the inswer is hostile
Why is this answer correct?

The relationship between Nora and the priest in this passage can be described as hostile because the priest is angry and aggressive towards Nora, calling her a "little vixen" and threatening her with more penance.