Which statement shows Twain's humor about his father's job in "Life on the Mississippi"?

a. He says it is a better job than steamboating.

b. He says his father has a special occupation. This answer is incorrect.

c. He says his father can hang anyone he wants.

d. He says his father had a lot of power in town.

Why do u think the boys care so much about being called by their nick names from the movie holes

Edgar allan poe uses many sound devices in his poem "the bells." which two words from the poem are examples of onomatopoeia?

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.