The first line, when the character compares herself to a telescope using the word “like”.
Answer: Rigging means "set up (equipment or a device or structure), typically hastily or in makeshift fashion.
", so I think the answer is A) Arranging.
I believe that the answer is “ they aren’t sufficiently brief” because the irony is that he’s expected to make brief summaries so since they aren’t brief then that’s irony.