Ladies and gentlemen—” said the ballerina, reading the bulletin. She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, because the mask she wore was hideous. And it was easy to see that she was the strongest and most graceful of all the dancers, for her handicap bags were as big as those worn by two-hundred-pound men.
Answer
T
The ballerina is described as beautiful, but she is actually hideous.
T
The news bulletin being read on the television is about Harrison.
T
The ballerina is able to read the news bulletin flawlessly while wearing a mask and handicap bags.
T
The handicaps devised to conceal the ballerina’s strength and beauty actually accentuate them.
Explanation
The description is ironic: the ballerina’s hideous mask suggests she is extraordinarily beautiful, and her heavy handicap bags suggest she is exceptionally strong and graceful. Rather than hiding her beauty and strength, the handicaps make those qualities apparent through the contrast. So the correct choice is D, the handicaps devised to conceal her strength and beauty actually accentuate them.
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