<span>To a secret playhouse made from an excavation in the back yard</span>
Saying something that contradicts what one means or believes is called VERBAL IRONY.
It is called verbal irony when one says something that is literally interpreted in a way totally opposite to the true meaning or feeling of who expresses it.
It is related to sarcasm, with the difference that in the latter there is a mockery towards the receiver of the phrase, while in verbal irony this does not happen.
The answer is B. the word less is an adjective that tells how much
After giving this question some research. In the story it states that Gandi and his brothers where married at a young age. In fact they were married to girls that where younger then them, chosen by their father.
"Gandi's family held a combined <span>wedding ceremony for him and his two older brothers"</span>
She felt very young; at the same time unspeakably aged. She sliced like a knife through everything