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a

Explanation:

The irony is that he had just finished staining the bench outside and he wanted to rest and had sat on the walnut bench with his white suit. It’s the staining thing on how he stained something and something stained him.

d. because santiago thought any sharks would assume the marlin was part of the boat

irving effectively uses emotional responses to create suspense in the story.irving’s tone creates expectations for the reader, which in turn create suspense.irving’s suspense would have been more effective with more vivid details.irving’s story is not suspenseful