Read the excerpt from A Man's World . FRITZ: Oh—but de talk—de talk—I can't stand it for you. When you go out like dis people don't believe it is for your work. They say you have a lover—they say he writes your books. FRANK: That's very flattering. It means that they think they are too good for a woman to do. Which best describes why this excerpt is ironic?
Answer
A
Fritz warns Frank that people will question why she is going out alone at night, but it is actually Fritz himself who does not want her to go.
B
Frank actually has a man who writes her books, but she denies this fact because she does not want people to know.
C
Frank should be insulted that people say that a man writes her books, but she actually views it as a compliment.
D
Fritz feels that Frank should not go out alone, but Frank does not seem to care what other people think.
Explanation
People assume Frank cannot write her own books and that a man must be writing them. That assumption would usually be insulting, but Frank says it is flattering because it shows how highly people regard the work. The irony is that she takes a sexist slight as a compliment.
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