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Question 2 • English Language Arts 11

Read the excerpt from A Man's World . FRITZ: Oh—but de talk—de talk—I can't stand it for you. When you go out like dis people don't believe it is for your work. They say you have a lover—they say he writes your books. FRANK: That's very flattering. It means that they think they are too good for a woman to do. Which best describes why this excerpt is ironic?

Answer
A
Fritz warns Frank that people will question why she is going out alone at night, but it is actually Fritz himself who does not want her to go.
B
Frank actually has a man who writes her books, but she denies this fact because she does not want people to know.
C
Frank should be insulted that people say that a man writes her books, but she actually views it as a compliment.
D
Fritz feels that Frank should not go out alone, but Frank does not seem to care what other people think.
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