Answer:
C
Explanation: C is the answer because :“He answered her in a voice that was dry and hoarse, as if he had swallowed a desert.” is the answer because it referred to as " He answered her in a voice that was as dry and hoarse" is not normally what you say when you are talking to a person but often would be used as third person language and not first or second person. And also " As if he had swallowed a desert.
