I'm guessing it is probably because she drinks it so fast that she doesn't give it a chance to poison her body. He drinks so slowly so he gives it a chance to go throughout his body and kill him. That's my best guess, because I am no genius.
I believe its D. Conclusion as the narrator finally comes to a conclusion of what they have realised.
Answer:
alliteration.
Explanation:
The beginnings all have the same initial sound.
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