Read the following excerpt from alice's adventures in wonderland by lewis carroll and answer the question that follows.

alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do; once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought alice, “without pictures or conversations? ”

how does the author use dramatic irony in this excerpt?

a.
the author shows alice’s encounter with a rabbit that can speak to demonstrate her imagination.
b.
the author creates an unrealistic character to prove to alice the benefits of reading challenging books.
c.
the author contrasts alice’s point of view about reading with what the reader knows about books to create humor.
d.
the author demonstrates alice’s appreciation for reading and books by humorously showing her imaginative side.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.