English, 29.05.2021 18:10 AT3P

Read the following sentence. “Then it hit him like a punch in the stomach: It wasn't a shark at all but was a vessel high-tailing it away from the scene of its crime.”

What does the author's use of figurative language reveal about Professor Knowles?

A. It reveals that the wall of the research station caved because of a careless mistake
made by Professor Knowles.

B. It emphasizes that Professor Knowles is in a state of panic and is trying to understand
how the emergency occurred.

C. It reveals that Professor Knowles is shocked to realize that someone had damaged the
research station on purpose.

D. It describes how a sailor from the shark-shaped vessel tried to punch Professor
Knowles in the stomach.

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