How was the flat tire good luck for the Joads? a. They found a ten dollar bill along the side of the road.
b. It gave them a chance to stop and rest.
c. The police were out in that area looking for speeders. By the time the Joads fixed the tire, the police had moved to another location.
d. A man stopped by and told them about work 40 miles north.

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Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.