Select the correct answer.
In "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note, " why did Mark Twain most likely create the character Henry Adams as an American living in England?

A. To better compare and contrast American British ideas about money.

B. To better compare and contrast American in British eating habits.

C. To better compare and contrast. American in British social tendencies.

D. To better compare and contrast American in British banking systems.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.