“Bless me! Professor,” interjected Mr. Philander, who had turned his gaze toward the jungle, “there seems to be someone approaching.”
... “Tut, tut, Mr. Philander, ...I find you guilty of a most flagrant breach of courtesy in interrupting my learned discourse to call attention to a mere quadruped of the genus Felis. As I was saying, Mr.—”
“Heavens, Professor, a lion?” cried Mr. Philander...
In the meantime the lion had approached with quiet dignity to within ten paces of the two men, where he stood curiously watching them.
...“Most reprehensible, most reprehensible,” exclaimed Professor Porter, with a faint trace of irritation in his voice. “Never, Mr. Philander, never before in my life have I known one of these animals to be permitted to roam at large from its cage. I shall most certainly report this outrageous breach of ethics to the directors of the adjacent zoological garden.”
What can we infer from the perilous scene above?
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A) Comic relief is shown through Professor Porter's oblivious attitude and refined conversational language toward the impending danger, placing more value on social etiquette and decorum than their safety.
A) Comic relief is shown through Professor Porter's oblivious attitude and refined conversational language toward the impending danger, placing more value on social etiquette and decorum than their safety.
B) Comic relief is shown through the lion's apparent desire to kill them as quickly as possible.
B) Comic relief is shown through the lion's apparent desire to kill them as quickly as possible.
C) The above scene is meant for us to have a seething disdain for Professor Porter who appears to be nothing but a villain.
C) The above scene is meant for us to have a seething disdain for Professor Porter who appears to be nothing but a villain.
D) The above scene shows both Mr. Philander and Professor Porter to be skilled strategists, able to defend themselves from the dangers of the jungle.
D) The above scene shows both Mr. Philander and Professor Porter to be skilled strategists, able to defend themselves from the dangers of the jungle.
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The best inference from the perilous scene described is:
A) Comic relief is shown through Professor Porter's oblivious attitude and refined conversational language toward the impending danger, placing more value on social etiquette and decorum than their safety.
Professor Porter's focus on manners and decorum in the face of a lion highlights a humorous contrast between the seriousness of the situation and his trivial concerns.
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