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This is a question about the passage below (The Tree of Man by Patrick White).
Q.What is the [irony of honesty] about which the author writes?
A. Honesty makes us vulnerable.
B. Honesty never goes rewarded.
C. Honesty makes us stronger.
D. Honesty always gives us an advantage
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The man was a young man. His life had not yet operated on his face. He was good to look at; also, it would seem, good. Because he had nothing to hide, he did perhaps appear to have relinquished little of his strength. But that is the [irony of honesty]...
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Thanks in advance!
This is a question about the passage below (The Tree of Man by Patrick White).
Q.What is the [irony of honesty] about which the author writes?
A. Honesty makes us vulnerable.
B. Honesty never goes rewarded.
C. Honesty makes us stronger.
D. Honesty always gives us an advantage
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The man was a young man. His life had not yet operated on his face. He was good to look at; also, it would seem, good. Because he had nothing to hide, he did perhaps appear to have relinquished little of his strength. But that is the [irony of honesty]...
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Thanks in advance!
Q.What is the [irony of honesty] about which the author writes?
A. Honesty makes us vulnerable.
B. Honesty never goes rewarded.
C. Honesty makes us stronger.
D. Honesty always gives us an advantage
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The man was a young man. His life had not yet operated on his face. He was good to look at; also, it would seem, good. Because he had nothing to hide, he did perhaps appear to have relinquished little of his strength. But that is the [irony of honesty]...
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Thanks in advance!
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that's interesting...
I'd say it's B/A because of "[...] have relinquished little of his strength"
keep me updated if you find out the right answer
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