Read these sentences from the story:

the young woman pressed and prodded the wasted muscles, resting he body on her knees, her bowed head hidden as in a cloud by her black wealth of hair. negore watched the supple body, bending at the hips as a lynx’s body might bend, pliant aaa a young willow stalk, and, withal, strong as only youth is strong.

which sentence best explains the central idea of this section of the story?
a- a woman is beautiful to watch while she is unaware.
b- a woman’s power is slight, but her presence is strong.
c- a woman toils, but moves with a subtle power.
d- a woman works on her tired father.

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?