**30 points**


"In a job like that you see the dirty work of Empire at close quarters. The wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages of the lock-ups, the grey, cowed faces of the long-term convicts, the scarred buttocks of the men who had been Bogged with bamboos--all these oppressed me with an intolerable sense of guilt."


Which phrase demonstrates the author's choice to include literal statements?


A. Dirty work of Empire

B. A job like that

C. An intolerable sense

D. All these oppressed me