The answer is choice A
the hint suggested that it would've been a negative connotation :)
THE ANSWER IS A BECAUSE ITS THE MOST LOGICAL ANSWER OUT OF ALL THE CHOICES
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And Irony is some of the figurative language in Number the Stars </span>
The answer is D; "Duncan is a guest in my house and I should be protecting him, not harming him myself."
