D. The convertible can not have feelings of it's own, Thus the answer is personification. .
Ivan does not say anything because he cannot speak.
After Rainsford comes to Zaroff's door, Ivan answers with a gun pointed at Rainsford. Rainsford tries to talk to Ivan, but he does not respond. When Zaroff comes to meet them he explains that even though Ivan is incredibly strong, he is "deaf and dumb" which means he is unable to hear or speak.
The correct personal pronoun to complete the sentence is the subject pronoun, C. I: "The funniest performers were Karl, Mike, and I.
The compound object "Karl, Mike, and I" is a subject complement.
A subject complement is a noun, a noun phrase, a pronoun, or an adjective that follows a linking verb to restate the subject of the sentence.
A linking verb acts as an equal sign, the subject is or becomes the object.
> performers = Karl, Mike, and I
A noun or a pronoun subject complement is called a predicate nominative.
A pronoun that functions as a subject complement (a predicate nominative) is always the subjective form.