How does the beggar bring Penelope to tears?

He yells at her for being foolish to wait all these years for her husband’s return.
He describes Odysseus to her, claiming that he met the man years ago.
He tells her that Odysseus is surely dead and will never return.
He kills her geese.

In "The Odyssey" by Homer, the beggar brings Penelope to tears because he describes Odysseus to her, claiming that he met the man years ago. In Book 19, Odysseus dressed as a beggar meets Penelope. To be sure that he has met Odysseus, she asks the beggar to describe her husband. He describes Odysseus in such an accurate way, and with so many details that she bursts into tears. He then predicts that she will be seeing her husband in less than a month.

How does the beggar bring Penelope to tears? He yells at her for being foolish to wait all these years for her husband’s return. He describes Odysseus to her, claiming that he met the man years ago. He tells her that Odysseus is surely dead and will never return. He kills her geese.

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How does the beggar bring Penelope to tears?

He yells at her for being foolish to wait all these years for her husband’s return.
He describes Odysseus to her, claiming that he met the man years ago.
He tells her that Odysseus is surely dead and will never return.
He kills her geese.