Question

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Which of Noah Claypole's character traits is revealed in this excerpt from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens?

"Noah, whose top waistcoat-button might have been somewhere on a level with the crown of Oliver's head, rubbed his eyes with the inside of his wrists while this commiseration was bestowed upon him, and performed some affecting tears and sniffs."

A. carelessness
B. deceptiveness
C. selfishness
D. apprehension

Answer 1

D. the answer would be D.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. deceptiveness

Explanation:

The correct answer is ‘’b’’ because ‘'deceptiveness’' is the tending to deceive and, at the same time, ‘’deceive’’, means to mislead; that is what is revealed in this excerpt about Noah Claypole's character in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. The excerpt shows how Noah Claypole '’performed’' tears and sniffs.