13 Part A: What is the effect of the author's repetitive language in the last two paragraphs of the excerpt...

13 Part A: What is the effect of the author's repetitive language in the last two paragraphs of the excerpt from Three Men in a Boat?
A) It illustrates the characters' collective efforts and how much of a bond they establish that day.
B) It describes the sense of pain and anguish the characters feel when they recount the events on that day.
C) It emphasizes how much work the characters put into trying to open the tin, showing their persistence.
D) It conveys how much time it took to try to open the tin, making the pineapple that much more enjoyable when the characters finally open it.
Part B: Which phrase from the excerpt best supports the answer to Part A?
A) We beat it out flat; we beat it back square
B) he got frightened and threw away the mast
C) we all three sat round it on the grass and looked at it
D) we got into the boat and rowed away from the spot