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The question below refers to the selection “from The Pardoner’s Tale.” What is ironic about the attitude that the old man has toward Death?

AMost people seek to avoid death, but the old man looks for it.
BHe has seen death more than once.
CHe refers to his grave as his “mother.”
DMost people refer to death as an event not a person.

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The correct answer is letter A. Most people seek to avoid death, but the old man looks for it. This tale was written by Geoffrey Chaucer and is one of the Canterbury Tales. Its focused was about finding death and killing it but the main premise of the story was that greed is the root of all evils.

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