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A) the setting is extreme but natural, therefore realistic because places like that can actually exist in the real world. Hope you get it right and sorry for the late answer.
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Answer:
"You want to be very careful about lying; otherwise you are nearly sure to get caught."
Explanation:
The techniques that are used by McCullough help communicate his argument that not everyone is special. He uses wit to convince his audience of his claim.
His mistress..what else. She is there, i think, to give some irony. Both Daisy adn her husband are cheating on each other, and both people's other man/woman die.