Question

Read the passage.

Summer Vacation Everyone kept telling me that a summer trip to Hawaii would be the highlight of my summer. It was the worst week of my life. My big sister sobbed the whole way to the airport because she would miss her boyfriend. What an overreaction! The trip was six days long! He’d be there when she got back, but she was convinced she had a ticket to planet loneliness, not Maui. After listening to her cry for six hours, I wanted to send her somewhere else, too. She started to cheer up when she saw the beaches, but that didn’t last long. Our twin little brothers, who often egged each other on to bad decisions, made possibly their worst choice ever: testing how many days they could spend at the beach without wearing any sunscreen. Answer: not even one full day before they were so lobster-red that we had to go to the emergency clinic! After that, the beach was off limits. It was totally ridiculous that I couldn’t go swimming just because they were too silly to wear sunscreen. I wasn’t going to make that mistake. But it didn’t matter. Mom decreed, “No beach for anybody.” So lucky me, I spent my vacation watching Hawaiian TV and eating take-out food, rubbing lotion on my brothers’ blisters and watching my sister sniffle and text her boyfriend. What a vacation! Next time I visit Hawaii, I think I’ll go alone.

Which sentence best matches the style of the passage?

The manner in which the events unfolded was disheartening.

I can give a minute-by-minute summary of the local Hawaiian news.

Can you believe that all of these crazy things happened?

I sauntered back to the hotel room to settle in for some relaxation.

Answer 1

Can you believe that all of these crazy things happened?

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence above matches the informal and descriptive style of the writer's. His style is reflected by the fact he wants to describe his surprise: he was expected to have a great time in Hawaii during a short vacation ; but to his surprise, unexpected or crazy things happened , which made him spend the worst week of his life. His tone is casual; he invites the reader to learn why he got so diappointed by his trip.

Answer 2

I can give a minute-by-minute summary of the local Hawaiian news.

I believe we have here an example of situational irony.

Irony is found in the contrast between expected outcomes and what actually happens. The narrator wanted to spend the time on the beach, not in the hotel room watching local TV. However, the reality was such that now the narrator "can give a minute-by-minute summary of the local Hawaiian news".

That's why I think this particular sentence matches the style of the passage.