I would choose B, but that's my opinion, so it's probably different from yours.
Answer:
B. The discovery of the shipwrecks represents the only evidence of Spain’s several attempts to establish a permanent residence in Florida.
Explanation:
I choose B because after reading the excerpt and looking at the possible answers, I concluded that the most likely answer was B. The discovery of the shipwrecks represents the only evidence of Spain’s several attempts to establish a permanent residence in Florida.
Answer: to portray Huck’s father as uneducated and ignorant.
In this excerpt, Twain most likely uses humour to highlight the absurdity of the father's sentiment. This is done in order to portray Huck's father as uneducated and ignorant. The father tells Huck that he does not see the importance of school. Moreover, he thinks school is damaging because it will teach Huck to feel superior to his dad, who is unlikely to have attended school.