Question: How does the following sentence in the story show irony?
"Where was Mom anyway, and wasn’t there something she had to do?"
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Responses
The reader already knows that the house is on fire.
The reader already knows that the firefighters are at the house.
The reader already knows that Matilda forgot to turn the oven off.
The reader already knows that Matilda's mother never left the house.
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The sentence shows irony because the reader already knows that the house is on fire, but Matilda is still questioning where her mom is and if she has something to do.