Question

Read the excerpt from the passage:

"Send the bill," he said.
*To you or the town?"
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How does the author's word choice impact the meaning of the passage?
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a. It emphasizes the power of the mayor over the townspeople.
c. It reveals that the mayor feels he is equal with the citizens of the town.
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O b. It conveys the mayor's displeasure with the dentist's performance.
O d. It highlights that the mayor blatantly disregards the dentist's financial status.
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Answer 1

b. It conveys the mayor's displeasure with the dentist's performance.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a clearer excerpt from the passage;

"Send the bill," he said.

"To you or to the town?"

The Mayor didn't look at him. He closed the door and said through the screen:

"It's the same thing."

Thus, we could infer from the mayor's action of not looking at him and closing the door mentioned in the passage above as a sign of his displeasure with the dentist's performance.