8. Which of the following excerpts from the passage is an example of situational irony? (RI.9-10.5) A. Immanuel handed the gate attendant his tickets and passport, which she set
off to the side as if they were unimportant. (paragraph 1)
B. No big deal. Just one way. To Australia-the other side of the world.
(paragraph 3)
C. The agent stamped the paperwork, handed it back, and gave Immanuel a
yellow boarding pass decorated with a jumping kangaroo. Appropriate,
she thought. (paragraph 5)
D. Immanuel then kissed and hugged his parents. They seemed so calm.
Don't they care? I feel as if I don't mean anything to them. (paragraph 8)

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?