8.(a)What+details+in+the+first+scene+suggest+that+the+old+woman+is+not+listening+to+Shiftlet's+comments?(b)With+what+is+she+preoccupied?

8.(a)When Shiftlet starts to ask her questions she seems uninterested and preoccupied with something. "He asked a lot of questions taht she didn't answer(834)." (b)She is most likely preoccupied with the idea that she could get her daughter a husband that would live with her and fix up her house.