Vick had just finished staining the bench outside the diner a nice shade of walnut. He looked over his work and smiled, then went off to his truck to fetch
the "Wet Paint" sign.
Strutting down the sidewalk, the lawyer Kip O'Neal felt himself sweating
through his bright white leisure suit. Tired, he looked around for a place to sit
and found a nice walnut bench. He plopped down on it.
Which statement best explains the text's use of dramatic irony?
2 of 4 QUESTIONS
When Vick goes to fetch the "Wet Paint" sign, his action is unrealistic but
necessary to move the plot forward.
When Vick goes to fetch the "Wet Paint" sign, the audience is aware that
someone will sit on the bench.
When Kip O'Neal decides to sit down on the bench, the reader knows he's
about to stain his white leisure suit.
When Kip O'Neal decides to sit down on the bench, the character is likely
to lose some of his arrogance.