William wanted to try for the basketball team. His parents would not allow him to until he had a B average in all of his classes. Despite his best efforts, William could not get higher than a C in biology. Tryouts were scheduled for Friday, and the quarter grades had not been posted yet. On Wednesday William talked to his biology teacher, Mrs. Simpson, and pleaded with her to give him a B. She promised she would think about it and let him know. On Thursday morning Mrs. Simpson emailed William’s mother and explained she could not give William a B; he must earn it. William’s mother read the email and called William’s father. That afternoon Mrs. Simpson tells William he’ll be getting a C. John decided that he would tell his parents he’s getting a B and go to the tryouts. He’ll know if he has made the team by the time the official grades come out. If he’s made the team, perhaps he can convince his parents to let him continue on the basketball team. At dinner Thursday night William tells his parents he’s made a B in biology. He’s quite surprised when his announcement is met by stunned silence. * A: Verbal irony
B. Situational irony
C. Dramatic irony

Read the excerpt from the land. in the late afternoon i did the same, but all the time i was on the stallion, i was aware that mitchell was watching me. he had appeared on the edge of the woods and had just stood there watching ghost wind and me as we went round and round the meadow. finally, on one of our turns past him, he said: "s'pose you thinkin' you a real somebody 'cause you can ride that stallion." i looked down at mitchell and stopped, knowing that despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with me. now, i don't know what possessed me in that moment to say the next thing i did. maybe i was feeling guilty that because i was my daddy's son, i could ride ghost wind. maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear i said what i said. i no longer was afraid of mitchell. "you want to ride him? " i asked. mitchell took a step backward. it was obvious he hadn't expected me to say that. "you know i can't ride him," he said. "your white daddy'd kill me." "you want to ride him? " i asked again. mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. "so, what if i do? " what intrinsic motivation does the author most likely intend the reader to infer from the passage? paul is motivated by his need to have mitchell praise his riding skills. mitchell is motivated by his need to have paul praise his riding skills. paul is motivated by jealousy and wishes he had free time like mitchell. mitchell is motivated by jealousy and wishes he could ride the horse.