Read the passage from Chapter 26 which begins "The idea was profound" and ends "Time for arithmetic, children" carefully before you choose your answer,

Given the content of the novel, the statement "over here we don't believein persecuting anybody" is

I. factual

II. ironic

III. sensitive

(A) I only

(B) II only

(C) III only

(D) I and II only

(E) I, II, and III