Answer:
1. "Before I entered high school, construction had
begun on summit estates for our town's
growing mogul class. The hilltop was leveled and
two of my favorite caves lost." (Paragraph 2)
Step-by-step explanation:
The above quote best conveys the irony over the developments due to the fact that, the author was still in his community when the developments of his area started. He was trying to gain admission and enter high school during that period. To him, he never expected that, there will a drastic increase in development that is taking place in California.