Commonlit: Examination Day by Henry Slesar

5. How does the author use irony to contribute to the story's meaning? Use details from the story to support your
answer.

Irony is a figurative expression that is used by a speaker to show the opposite of what he truly means. This is usually done for humorous or satirical effect.

Therefore, in order to find out how an author uses irony to contribute to a story's meaning:

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The irony of this story is that Dickie and his mother live in a suppressive environment and are bound not to learn things about the government. But, Dickie has an inquisitive nature and shows great eager in learning new things.

what can best be inferred from this excerpt is the pittsburgh pirates had a winning season in 1972., the specific information about the year is provided in the excerpt.

the other options are not correct because we can not assure that roberto clemente was the best since we don't know the information about the other players, there are no mentions about any specific fan either and it is clear that not many batters can make it to   3000 hits because it is mention as a high number.