Why are you looking through the key hole?" I said. a. I asked you why are you looking through the key hole b. I asked him why he was looking through the key hole

Hello. You did not enter what you want to know with this question. however, from its context, it is possible to assume that you want to know which of the question options refers to a direct or indirect speech.

Therefore, I can tell you that if you are willing to show the above sentence within indirect speech, the letter B is your answer. On the other hand, if you want to present this sentence through a direct speech, the letter A is your answer.

Indirect speech happens when everything a character says is not presented to the reader by the character himself, but by the narrator. Even if this narrator is a character, you will only know what he said through the narration and not through a dialogue between him and another character. The direct speech, however, is presented to the reader through a dialogue, where the character is shown speaking the words he wants to someone.