Which best expresses the irony present in this passage? es ))
A)
It is ironic that Tom's aunt is so strict with him about his diet.
B)
It is ironic that Tom's aunt is raising him after his mother died,
It is ironic that Tom likes to sneak jam when his Aunt isn't looking,
D)
It is ironic that Aunt Polly is so strict outwardly with Tom and so tender-
hearted toward him inwardly.

Astudent wants to replace the underlined word to make the meaning more precise. which phrase would be the best replacement for the underlined phrase ?

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

Answer 3 and 5 for brainliest. i don’t have a link for #3 sadly.