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VThe author often assumes a passive voice in this passage ("Orders were given to load rifles," etc.) What does this type of word choice communicate to the reader?

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A It highlights the speaker's hatred of his superiors.It highlights the speaker's hatred of his superiors.
B It emphasizes the speaker's painful self-consciousness.It emphasizes the speaker's painful self-consciousness.
C It communicates the speaker's despair over his likely fate.It communicates the speaker's despair over his likely fate.
D It demonstrates the speaker's obtuseness and lack of spirit.It demonstrates the speaker's obtuseness and lack of spirit.
E It shows how the speaker is, to a great extent, at the mercy of others.It shows how the speaker is, to a great extent, at the mercy of others.

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The correct answer is a

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