Read the following passage to answer #1 and #2.
April 15, Miss Kinnian says I'm learning fast. She read some of the Progress Reports and she looked at me kind of funny. She says I'm a fine person and I'll show them all. I asked her why. She said never mind but I shouldn't feel bad if I find out that everybody isn't nice like I think. She said for a person who god gave so little to you done more then a lot of people with brains they never even used. I said all my friends are smart people but there good. They like me and they never did anything that wasn't nice. Then she got something in her eye and she had to run out to the lady's room.
#1. Why does Miss. Kinnian run out to the ladies's room
a.) She got something in her eye and has to leave to clean it out. ******
b.) She is crying because she is happy about smart Charlie is becoming.
c.) She is crying because she is upset over the way Charlie's coworkers treat him.
d.) She is frustrated with Charlie and make an excuse for leaving
#2. What is the irony in this passage?
a.) Charlie says his friends are good people, but Miss. Kinnian knows they treat him poorly.
b.) Charlie thinks his friends are smart, but Miss. Kinnian knows they are not. ******
c.) Miss. Kinnian thinks Charlie's friends aren't nice, but the reader knows they treat him well.
d.) Miss. Kinnian thinks Charlie's friends aren't smart, but the reader knows that they are.
Abby/Destiny ... please pick a name and stay with it!
I disagree with both your answers. What else do you know about Charlie from what you have read (beyond this short passage above)?
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#1. The correct answer is a.) She got something in her eye and has to leave to clean it out.
#2. The correct answer is b.) Charlie thinks his friends are smart, but Miss. Kinnian knows they are not.
To answer #1, we can find the answer in the given passage. It says, "Then she got something in her eye and she had to run out to the lady's room." From this statement, we can conclude that option a.) She got something in her eye and has to leave to clean it out is the correct answer.
To answer #2, we need to understand the irony in the passage. Irony is a literary device that involves a contradiction between expectation and reality. In this passage, Charlie thinks his friends are smart, but Miss Kinnian knows they are not. This contrasting belief between Charlie and Miss Kinnian creates irony because the reader knows the truth. Therefore, option b.) Charlie thinks his friends are smart, but Miss. Kinnian knows they are not is the correct answer.