How does Twain's use of a rhetorical question in this excerpt advance his viewpoint?

Here were no scenes but summer scenes, and no disposition inspired by them but to lie at full length on the mail sacks in the grateful breeze and dreamily smoke the pipe of peace--what other, where all was repose and contentment?

It indicates that Twain is questioning his choice of transportation.

It highlights Twain's concern with this method of transportation.

It emphasizes the fact that Twain is unsure of his thoughts on traveling by stagecoach.

It reveals Twain's belief that there is no better way to travel than by stagecoach.

Without saying a word, berthe seized the child, kissed it and hugged it to her. then she raised her tear-filled eyes to him, asking: "did you say that the mother was dead? " he answered: "yes—just now—in my arms. i had broken with her since summer. i knew nothing. the physician sent for me." then berthe murmured: "well, we will bring up the little one." in this excerpt from "a wedding gift," the scene is an example of situational irony because berthe behaves in a surprising way an example of the theme of redemption because the child has another chance an example of dramatic irony because berthe behaves in a surprising way an example of the theme of tragedy because the infant's mother has just died

In concrete mixers what seems to be the speakers feeling about the concrete mixers

In descriptive writing, the conclusion should introduce a new idea return the discussion to the general level use a quotation explain why the essay was effective