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(1) Yet his humour often had a purpose beyond humour. (2) In the terrible hours after the attempt on his life, his easy jokes gave reassurance to an anxious world. (3) They were evidence that in the aftermath of terror and in the midst of hysteria one great heart at least remained sane and jocular. (4) They were truly grace under pressure. And perhaps they signified grace of a deeper kind. (5) Ronnie himself certainly believed that he had been given back his life for a purpose. (6) As he told a priest after his recovery, "Whatever time I've got left now belongs to the big fella upstairs." (7) And surely, it is hard to deny that Ronald Reagan's life was providential when we look at what he achieved in the eight years that followed.
The use of the name "Ronnie" in sentence 5 effectively
a) elicits sympathy from the audience for Reagan's passing
b) emphasizes Thatcher's personal relationship with Reagan
c) establishes Reagan as a common man like any other American
d) disparages Reagan's casual and informal approach to politics
