Which quotation best conveys the author’s sense of
irony over the development that took place in
California?
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)
02. “Now the hills were asphalt and ice plant.”
(Paragraph 2)
3. “Development in California means the mass
irrigation of newly planted lawns.” (Paragraph 3)
4. “The City of Orange in Orange County kept an
orange tree in a fenced area, one skinny-
branched specimen saved to represent the
fields for which the region was named.”
(Paragraph 3)