Question 11 of 18 • CA-English Language Arts 11 A A-G CR
Which excerpt from "The Adventure of the Mysterious Picture" conveys the playful tone of the passage?
Answer
A
The attention of the company was immediately turned to me; if my face had been pale the moment before, it now glowed almost to burning.
B
I tried to laugh, but could only make a grimace; and found all the muscles of my face twitching at sixes and sevens.
C
There is a picture in the room in which I was put last night, that has had an effect upon me the most singular and incomprehensible.
D
“A picture!” said the old gentleman with the haunted head. “A picture!” cried the narrator with the waggish nose. “A picture! a picture!” echoed several voices.