Read the sentence from Part II of The Metamorphosis. He had thought that nothing at all remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him
anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway.
Which statement best explains the irony in this quotation?
Gregor's sacrifice to his family had not been needed.
Gregor's assumption about his family was incorrect.
Gregor's financial situation was never questioned,
Gregor's desire to help had never been appreciated.

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.

government played the key role in promoting industrialization in russia while individual businesses played a larger role in great britain. or for apex a

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.

b would have to be the answer