Question

He must have been what, about eighty-five, and yet he would find

something to grumble at everything Nani did. He would keep quibbling

with her, as if they were two people who had just married in the first flush

of love and were still discovering each other. At times a petty quarrel

would push them into long silence. They would stop talking to each other

for days together. When we would try to intervene, all Nana would quip,

‘it happens, son; it happens… it takes time to adjust to each other.’

16. Who was about eighty-five years old?​

Answer 1

The answer is Nana was 85 years old

Explanation:

According to the paragraph that is given the 1st line doesn't mention the person who is 85 years old but we do come to know by the pronoun'he'that the person is a male, the second paragraph mentions the person 'Nani'if we read the remaining lines,the second last paragraph mentions the word 'Nana' which is the only word that can be a suitable answer for the question,as there are only 2 people mentioned in the passage ie..Nana and Nani.Since from the 1st line we come to know that the person who is 85 years old is a male,Nana is the correct answer.