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=Question #2=

Rainsford anticipated General Zaroff’s approach to his Burmese tiger pit, in which Rainsford “lived a year and a minute.” The author uses **hyperbole** here for what purpose?

A) To enhance the plot’s rising action by revealing Rainsford’s impatience. B) To emphasize the suspenseful mood while Rainsford waited for Zaroff. C) To reveal Rainsford’s intelligence through trapping Zaroff and his dogs. D) To show Zaroff’s attempt to track his prey with extreme caution.