She is not aware of herself. Search for helpless answers as if they matter.  I see limited imagination of the author. Mentioning two word names is not usual and unnatural in this situation. She asks through circular logic, which is inconsistent, and does not encourage to continue. The writer has not got deep into the emotions of the situation or the scene and characters. Did you ask your self what are the feelings when you think you are communicating and nothing out their to respond properly, talking becomes making things harder for someone. No relief what so ever. Her riddle was actually very much coherent which shouldn’t have been.

The man who hit her should have had a feeling of pretending.

The chapter is an outside look and irrelevant description of a real tragedy.