Question

Which of these excerpts from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi best shows Twain's subtle sense of humor?


A. The pilot, even in those days of trivial wages, had a princely salary--- from a hundred and fifty to two hundred and fifty dollars a month, and no board to pay

B. And the boat is rather a handsome sight, too. She is long and sharp and trim and pretty; she has two tall, fancy-topped chimneys

C. The minister's son became an engineer. The doctor's and the postmaster's sons became "mud clerks"; the wholesale liquor dealer's son became a barkeeper on a boat

D. But when he came home the next week, alive, renowned... it seemed to us that the partiality of Providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism.

Answer 1

But when he came home the next week, alive, renowned... it seemed to us that the partiality of Providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. This excerpt from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi shows Twain's subtle sense of humor.

The writing style of Mark Twain is highly distinctive. His artwork is very detailed, portraying every emotion and feature of his characters and settings. He typically makes fun of the reader or his own period in his writing with caustic wit and subdued humor.

It can be hard to tell the difference between the individuals he imagined and the ones he actually encounters since the characters he describes are full of quirks and traits. All of them are clear in the majority of his writings, but Life on the Mississippi makes them all stand out the most.

Hence the correct option is D

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