Question

question 13 of 21
in a story about a botched kidnapping, which statement would best use
sarcasm to convey the absurdity of the situation?

a. “great idea,” he smirked. “let’s just take the ferry. across a frozen
lake.”

b. “oh, we’ll just return him home and apologize. maybe they’ll ask us
to stay for dinner.”

c. “it’s too late now. if the senator won’t come up with the ransom
we’ll just find someone who will.”

d. “this is crazy!” james fumed. “we have to do something to turn
things around.”

Explanation:

Sarcasm uses ironic statements to mock or highlight absurdity. Option B presents an obviously ridiculous scenario: returning a kidnapped person and expecting to be invited to dinner, which sharply underscores the absurdity of the botched kidnapping through dry, ironic humor. The other options either propose a foolish plan without sarcasm (A), state a practical fallback (C), or express genuine frustration (D).

Answer:

B. "Oh, we'll just return him home and apologize. Maybe they'll ask us to stay for dinner."