Answer:
The description of Ignatius' head contributes to the narrator's presentation that Ignatius looks unpleasant.
Explanation:
Ignatius is a very peculiar man and he causes people to be strange, because of the way he dresses, how he acts, his behavior and even his appearance, which is neither pleasant nor admirable. To reinforce the impression that Ignatius' appearance is bad, the author inserts the information that his head looked like a "fleshy balloon", which shows that he was ugly and that this contributed to people seeing him negative.
Answer:
C) One passage provides objective economic data about the river while the others tell the story of two boys adventuring on its waters.
Explanation:
I believe the answer is C because the first passage provides factual information about the Mississippi River while the other simply uses the river as the story's setting.