Which quotation from "uses and abuses of the umbrella" most clearly demonstrates that the author is using a comical tone? a) "cork hats and newspapers of more than eight pages were invented for the rain." b) "the umbrella, though we are led to believe otherwise, was not made for the rain." c) " would determine that when the rains begin the umbrellas disappear." d) "an intelligent woman once said: 'the umbrella is an article proper to the desk.'"

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion