That was only the beginning of disaster: Now the real tragedy began. Nitric oxides rained from the air, turning the sea to acid. Clouds of soot from incinerated forests darkened the sky, hiding the sun for months. Worldwide, the temperature dropped precipitously, killing off most of the plants and animals that had survived the initial cataclysm. Which option is the accurate synonym for cataclysm as it is used in the excerpt A. misfortune
B. fiasco
C. devastation
D. explosion

What is the major irony in the poem “ballad of birmingham” by dudley randall? a. the mother is afraid her daughter will get hurt marching in a protest, but her daughter gets hurt going to church instead. b. the mother realizes that going to church may be as dangerous as going to a protest, so she doesn’t let her daughter leave. c. the mother is upset that her daughter deliberately defies her wishes to participate in the freedom march. d. the daughter could have missed church because the alarm clock wasn’t working that morning.