In "A Cub Pilot," after Twain realizes that the others are testing his confidence and courage, he says, "It was a fine trick to play on an orphan, wasn't it?"

How does Twain's use of the word "orphan" affect the memoir?

It shows that Twain also thinks the prank the others played is very funny.

It indicates that Twain's father is Mr. Bixby.

It conveys how Twain feels alone, with no one looking out for him.

It demonstrates that Twain still does not realize that he is the victim of a joke.

In this excerpt from A Cub Pilot, Twain's use of the word orphan affects the memoir by conveying the reader how he feels alone, with no one looking out for him. The correct answer is the third one.

Explanation:

I chose this answer because, although the excerpt itself doesn't say anything literal about it, the use of the word orphan gives a sensation of sadness, of loneliness. Twain doesn't say anything to the others, but the connotation of the word orphan is not a happy one; it gives the reader the feeling of Twain being lonely, with no one near, maybe of him feeling an outsider.

It indicates that Mr. Bixby is Twain's father