30 points if help plz.
excerpt from "A Cub Pilot"
from Life on the Mississippi
by Mark Twain

Part A

Reread this sentence from the passage.

Therefore pilots wisely train these cubs by various strategic tricks to look danger in the face a little more calmly.

How does Twain use this statement in the passage?

A.It sets up the reader to expect a narrative about wisdom.

B.It sets up the reader to expect a narrative about a joke played on someone.

C.It sets up the reader for a narrative about the perils of piloting.

D.It sets up the reader for a narrative history of riverboat pilot training.

Part B

How does the phrase strategic tricks affect the tone of the sentence in Part A?

A.It makes the tone condescending.

B.It makes the tone humorous.

C.It makes the tone serious.

D.It makes the tone formal.