Analyze the use of visual and textual cues in comic strips to convey character emotions and plot.

4.1 Refer to FRAME 1.

a) Garfield is lying on his back with his eyes closed and paws crossed over his stomach, appearing very relaxed and unconcerned.

b) The reader would not necessarily believe Jon because Garfield's calm and sleeping body language contradicts the urgency of Jon's statement about a tree falling on his car. Garfield shows no reaction to the supposed emergency.

4.2 Refer to FRAME 2.

a) The cartoonist uses ellipsis (...) to indicate a pause in Jon's speech, suggesting he is thinking, hesitating, or that the instructions he is about to give are implied or incomplete.

4.3 Refer to FRAME 3.

a) The word 'WALK' is written in bold to emphasize it, indicating that Jon is stressing the word, likely out of exasperation or to highlight the effort involved.

b) The correct answer is:
C sarcastic.
Garfield's tone in this frame is sarcastic. He is repeating Jon's command with an implied sense of disbelief or complaint about having to exert effort.

c) In Frames 1 and 2, Jon's face is either not visible or obscured. In Frame 3, Jon's facial expression changes to one of surprise or exasperation, with wide, open eyes and an open mouth, indicating his reaction to Garfield's behavior.