Answer: A satire is a story that makes fun of a situation by over exaggerating characteristics of that time. A story may be funny or comical while still not fitting the category of satire. However, if the author stretches the truth to make light of a period in time, then it becomes a satire. A good example of a satire would be the book Emma by Jane Austen, in which the characteristics of the characters are more extreme and comical than they would have been otherwise.
The passage states how the birthmark on Georgiana's cheek causes her to be "countenance even hideous" therefore the answer is B). the birthmark on Georgiana's cheek.
