Item — sat-dog

Hard Reading and Writing · Expression of Ideas · None · MCQ

The following passage is from the novel *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn* by Mark Twain: "I do believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks do for their'n. It don't seem natural, but I reckon it's so. " How does this passage reflect Twain’s use of irony?

The irony in this passage comes from the fact that

A
the speaker’s belief that the character’s actions are unnatural is ultimately proven correct by the events that follow.
B
the speaker’s belief that the character is capable of caring for others is undermined by the character’s actions.
C
the speaker’s belief that the character’s actions are unnatural is contradicted by the speaker’s own observations of the character.
D
the speaker’s belief that the character is capable of caring for others is contradicted by the character’s own words.

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