Read the excerpt and then answer the question that follows. "I offered to lie down that he might the more conveniently reach my ear, but he chose rather to let me hold him in my hand during our conversation. What is the BEST explanation for this description? A)The narrator is a giant compared to his very small guest. B)The narrator is pretending to defer to the guest's weaker political power. C)The narrator is feeling ill but makes time to listen to his guest. D)The narrator respects the guest's significant political stature.

A)The narrator is a giant compared to his very small guest.

Explanation:

This is the excerpt from Johnathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels". It is a political satire, revolving around Gulliver who travels into remote, fictional lands.

This is the excerpt from the first part of the book, where he finds himself on the island of Lilliput, inhabited by a race that is only few inches tall.

This is the explanation for the strange situation described in this excerpt where the narrator holds his guest in the hand during conversation.

sam knew that staying up late on a weeknight would effect his exam performance the next day. however, he believed that his friends would be mad at him if he didn't join them. peer pressure and the thought of losing his friends scared sam. he planned to meet them for a couple of hours and then leave early to study for the exam.

cassius, casca, and their allies plant false documents to manipulate brutus to join their cause to remove caesar. after doing so, they visit brutus at night in his home to persuade him of their views. there they plan caesar's death. brutus is troubled but refuses to confide in his devoted wife, portia. on 15 march, caesar's wife, calpurnia, urges him not to go to the senate. she has had visionary dreams and fears the portents of the overnight storms.