He had to completely guess on almost half the questions on his final exam, and he then left all the other questions blank. Guess I'll be taking particle physics again next semester, he said to himself, and he felt so embarrassed that he wrote a fake name on the test, the most random name he could think of: Yann Scheele. But there was actually a student named Yann Scheele at the university,and he sat three rows down from Rich and had just patted himself on the back for studying hard and acing nearly every question. He got up and slapped his test down on the professor's desk, and then looked around and saw that he was one of the first students to finish. He had to resist the urge to dance on his way out of the lecture hall. Which statement best explains the text's use of dramatic irony?
A. When Yann Scheele turns in his test, the reader knows he will fail or be accused of cheating.
B. When Yann Scheele turns in his test, the author portrays the character as hardworking and confident.
C. When Rich writes a fake name on the exam, the audience is aware that Rich will fail particle physics this semester.
D. When Rich writes a fake name on the exam, he is not yet aware that he will have to take the class again.