How do these two passages differ in their description of the Mississippi River?
A)
The first passage is eerie. The second passage is
didactic.
B)
The first passage is somber. The second passage is
playful.
C)
The first passage is laudatory. The second passage is
sarcastic.
D)
The first passage is objective. The second passage is
subjective.

The passages in question are:

The Mississippi: Dual Passages  by Mary O'Dell  and

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain

The correct answer is C) The first passage is laudatory. The second passage is  sarcastic.

Explanation:

To be laudatory means to speak well and or highly of a person or object with particular emphasis on what makes them unique.

Also, to be sarcastic means to belittle or make a mockery of something or someone using an irony.

In the first passage, you'd note that the writer posits that the Mississippi is the greatest river, then goes ahead to give detail about all the qualities which make it so.

The second passage, on the other hand, make a mere mention of the river using the adjective "trifle" to qualify it and unlike in the first passage, no other word is dedicated to describing it's qualities.

Cheers

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the answer is b to the question