W Rich had to completely guess on almost half the questions on his final
exam, and he then left all the other questions blank. "Guess I'll be
taking Particle Physics again next semester," he said to himself, and he
felt so embarrassed that he wrote a fake name on the test, the most
random name he could think of: Yann Scheele.
But there was actually a student named Yann Scheele at the university,
and he sat three rows down from Rich and had just patted himself on
the back for studying hard and acing nearly every question. He got up
and slapped his test down on the professor's desk, and then looked
around and saw that he was one of the first students to finish. He had
to resist the urge to dance on his way out of the lecture hall.
Which statement best explains the text's use of dramatic irony?
A. When Yann Scheele turns in his test, the reader knows he will fail
or be accused of cheating.
B. When Yann Scheele turns in his test, the author portrays the
character as hardworking and confident.
C. When Rich writes a fake name on the exam, the audience is aware
that Rich will fail Particle Physics this semester.
D. When Rich writes a fake name on the exam, he is not yet aware
that he will have to take the class again.
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