Analyzing Satire in Fiction

Name: Revolt
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Question 1

What is the best explanation of the situational irony in this passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: The aunt expects obedience from the children, but does not get it.

Question 2

What evidence in this passage best supports the characterization of the aunt’s flaws? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: The child listens to her “reluctantly.”; B: The boy “protested” the aunt’s answer.; C: The aunt responds to the boy “weakly.”

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