Answer:
because she knew she had to make a change
Explanation:
1. The most ironic thing about Van der Vyver's reaction to the death of the young black boy is his emotional breakdown and tears after telling what happened.
2. The sentence that best explains the irony implied by the above sentence is the third choice.
Van der Vyver is not a typical South African farmer; he feels remorse and takes responsibility for the accident.
3. The type of irony that it represents is situational.
4. The young black callously shot through the negligence of the white man was not the farmer’s boy; he was his son heartlessly.
5. Over-using to be verbs can weaken a sentence. The statement is true.