Answer:
A lot!
Explanation:
It means so much, because you do not want to have a reader who is flipping through the pages of a story without knowledge of what is happening! Would you like to read a book that had random events happening all of the time with no explanation?
I think it's C, hope it helps!
I suppose the verbal irony is conveyed through option A.
I think it's D
(and please charge your computer)