This question is based on Kabir Alabi Garba's The Lekki Headmaster The school nurse, Mrs Titi, fetched a handkerchief and offered it to him because

In The Lekki Headmaster, Mrs Titi is the school nurse. When someone is in distress, she fetches a handkerchief and offers it to the person. The question asks why she did this.

The answer is that it was all she could do at the moment. A handkerchief is not a medical treatment; it is a simple, personal item. The fact that a trained nurse offers a handkerchief rather than medication or first aid indicates that in that particular moment, she had no better option available. The gesture was compassionate but limited by the circumstances. The handkerchief was the only comfort she could provide.

The other options misread the scene:

• The fact that she always carried an extra handkerchief may be true, but it does not explain her reason for offering it at that moment. The question asks about purpose, not habit.
• The suggestion that the Physics teacher had prayed over the handkerchief introduces a detail that does not explain the nurse's motivation for offering it.
• While she may not have had drugs available, the broader point is that the handkerchief was the only thing she could offer in the moment, making her action one of limited but genuine care.