It never happens (i need 20 characters,
Thats why i am typing this)
The main idea is in the first sentence, so your answer should be 1.
Answer:
The year was 1857, and U.S. banks needed that gold to reach its destination safely. The banks had invested in businesses that were failing, and this was causing the American people to panic. Investors were losing heavily in the stock market and railroads were unable to pay their debts.
Theres the beginning, the rising action, the climax and the falling action. Hope this was helpful (:
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.
