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Language and Style Unit Test
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Use the paragraphs to answer the question.
Finally, Sam had had enough. “I’m at the marina,” she texted. “Is everything okay?”
Miles away on the other side of the lake, Mel replied. “So am I. Where are you?”
What does irony accomplish in the paragraphs?
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It highlights a conflict between characters.
It highlights a conflict between characters.
It creates an unexpected outcome that has a comedic effect.
It creates an unexpected outcome that has a comedic effect.
It shows that one character is sarcastic, and the other character is unaware.
It shows that one character is sarcastic, and the other character is unaware.
It presents information to the reader that the characters do not yet know.
It presents information to the reader that the characters do not yet know.
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The best response to the question about irony in the paragraphs is:
**It presents information to the reader that the characters do not yet know.**
This choice captures the situational irony where the readers are aware that both characters are at the same location (the marina), while the characters themselves are unaware of this fact, leading to tension and anticipation in the narrative.
**It presents information to the reader that the characters do not yet know.**
This choice captures the situational irony where the readers are aware that both characters are at the same location (the marina), while the characters themselves are unaware of this fact, leading to tension and anticipation in the narrative.
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