Read this excerpt from The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett, and analyze the following statements, then choose the correct alternative:

The first time our father brought Andrea to the Dutch House, Sandy, our housekeeper, came to my sister’s room and told us to come downstairs. ‘Your father has a friend he wants you to meet.’ she said.

‘Is it a work friend?’ Maeve asked. She was older and so had a more complex understanding of friendship.

Sandy considered the question. ‘I’d say not. Where’s your brother?’

‘Window seat,’ Maeve said.

Sandy had to pull the draperies back to find me. ‘Why do you have to close the drapes?’

I was reading. ‘Privacy,’ I said, though at eight I had no notion of privacy. I liked the word, and I liked the boxed-in feel the draperies gave when they were closed.”

(Excerpt of chapter 1 from The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett)