What situational irony occurs in “the colomber” by dino buzzati?

stefano kills the colomber and ends the curse of the colomber forever.
the colomber reveals a secret ability to walk on land.
stefano’s father was the real victim of the colomber.
the colomber pursues stefano in order to give him a magic pearl.

He shoots a basketball with either hand. identify the adverb phrase and the word it modifies

Isaw clearly the doom which had been prepared for me, and congratulated myself upon the timely accident by which ! had escaped. another step before my fall, and the world had seen me no more and the death just avoided was of that very character which i had regarded as fabulous and frivolous in the tales respecting the inquisition. to the victims of its tyranny, there was the choice of death with its direst physical agonies, or death with its most hideous moral horrors. i had been reserved for the latter. by long suffering my nerves had been unstrung, until i trembled at the sound of my own voice, and had become in every respect a fitting subject for the species of torture which awaited me. which torture does the passage above reference? a. being eaten alive by rats b.being sliced open by a giant blade c.being killed by falling into a hole d. being burned alive

Which sentence includes an infinitive phrase a) jodi and marisa went to the movies again last week b) athletes who work professionally need to practice c) clothing sizes can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer d) we enjoyed the dancers,who wore grass skirts to their ankles