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Read the excerpt from The Storyteller."
Which instances of situational irony occur in the passage?
Select two options.
The aunt expects the boy to look out the window, but he
does not
The child moved reluctantly to the window. Why are those
sheep being driven out of that field? he asked.
expect they are being driven to another field where there is
more grass," said the aunt weakly.
"But there is lots of grass in that field." protested the boy:
There's nothing else but grass there. Aunt, there's lots of
grass in that field."
The aunt expects the boy to look out the window, and he
does.
The aunt expects the boy to accept her explanations, but
he does not
The aunt expects the boy to show interest in the sheep,
and he does.
"Perhaps the grass in the other field is better, suggested the
aunt fatuously
Why is it better? came the swift, inevitable question
"Oh, look at those cows!" exclaimed the aunt. Nearly every
feld along the line had contained cows or bullocks, but she
spoke as though she were drawing attention to a rarity.
Why is the grass in the other field better?' persisted Cyril
The aunt expects the boy to be interested in the cows, but
he is not

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