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3.4.3 Test (CST): Wrap-Up: The American Narrative
Question 15 of 15
Read the following excerpt from "I Sell a Dog" by Mark Twain:
The General looked even more surprised than before, and
for a moment he couldn't seem to find his voice; then he
said, "Do you mean to tell me that you were selling another
man's dog-and knew it?"
What is the role of the idiom in this sentence?
OA. To include a line of dialogue that makes the scene more lifelike
OB. To communicate the General's anger at being duped by Twain
C. To inject humor by showing that the General had developed
laryngitis
D. To show that the General had a difficult time saying something