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The narrator says that John was "* of the suff that heroes are not often lucky enough to be made of.*" His tone is sarcastic because ____.

(i) he hated John

(ii) he felt that John was a threat to him

(iii) John was not particularly good-looking

(iv) nobody liked John

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(iii) John was not particularly good-looking

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The narrator says that John was "______ of the suff that heroes are not often lucky enough to be made of." His tone is sarcastic because __________. (i) he hated John (ii) he felt that John was a threat to him (iii) John was not particularly good-looking (iv) nobody liked John

(iii) John was not particularly good-looking

The narrator says that John was "* of the suff that heroes are not often lucky enough to be made of.*" His tone is sarcastic because ____.

(i) he hated John

(ii) he felt that John was a threat to him

(iii) John was not particularly good-looking

(iv) nobody liked John