Question

Which statement describes an example of irony from chapters 22 and 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
In an unexpected twist, Huck and Jim discover the truth about the “rapscallions” after helping them.
In an unexpected twist, Huck and Jim thwart the plans of the “rapscallions” by revealing their true identity to the townspeople.
In an unexpected twist, the uneducated “rapscallions” are actually quite clever and successfully outwit the townspeople.
In an unexpected twist, the townspeople discover that the “rapscallions” really are the royalty they claim to be

Answer 1

The third statement. It's ironic because the “rapscallions” (the Duke and Dauphin) present themselves as nobility yet are crude and uneducated—yet they prove clever enough to con and outwit the respectable townspeople (as in the "Royal Nonesuch" scam in chapters 22–23).