What image strikes Frank when he finds his father in the pub on the day of Eugene’s funeral? A. The sight of Malachy’s pint of black Guinness resting on Eugene’s white coffin. B. His father’s ashen face as he drinks his pint. C. His mother sobbing outside as his father drinks away the money for the burial. D. The sight of the weathered barmen crying in sympathy over Malachy’s bereavement. E. The sight of sinners singing hymnals in a smoky bar.

Real option is A

Can confirm "A. The sight of Malachy’s pint of black Guinness resting on Eugene’s white coffin." is the correct one

i would say the correct answer is not concrete.

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.