Answer:
D. The author follows the comment with "Mrs. Sue lied again."
Explanation:
Verbal irony is a type of lie that is added to the text. This kind of irony is perceived when the character says something, but actually thinks the opposite of what he said, that is, what the character says is not really what he wants and does not represent his real thoughts about a certain thing.
In the case shown in the question above, we can conclude that the use of verbal irony was established to show that Sue was lying, since she said something, but wants the exact opposite.
The correct sequence of events is:
<span>1. Ivan Ilyich visits a specialist who tells him that his vermiform appendix is the problem.
</span>2. <span>Ivan Ilyich tries to read a Zola novel while convincing himself that he is healing, but his pain returns worse than ever.
</span>3. <span>Ivan Ilyich tries to use the logic of Caius the mortal to try to make sense of dying but fails.
</span>4. <span>Ivan Ilyich tries to distract himself from his death by resuming his professional duties as a judge but fails.
</span>5. <span>Ivan Ilyich watches his family leave to go to the theater and finally gains some peace.</span>
