Which statement best explains the situational irony in the text? it is unexpected that the bachelor ignores the children. it is unexpected that the aunt is upset about being criticized by the bachelor. it is unexpected that the children want to hear a better story from the bachelor. it is unexpected that the bachelor becomes involved with the family and storytelling.

For which cause did swift not write? the tory government the devaluation of irish coins the whig wars under william iii the starvation in ireland

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

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