question: The cats meowed at first but then settled down and Toby is used to riding in the car , loved it . Especially all the rest stops with lots of doggie smells ! That night we stopped at a Holiday Inn in Fayetteville NC .
Q: What may we be doing right now ?

answer: Taking a family vacation

question: I am going to die of hunger . My mother used the rice that I made last night that I was planning on eating for lunch . Nope , it 's gone .
Q: Why is the narrator feeling so famished ?

answer: The rice they planned to eat has been consumed .

question: I just got out of the most awkward communications class ... I walk into this lecture hall and there are maybe 12 people , the professor ( which is this really trite looking woman ) is sitting at a lone desk blankly staring at a laptop . I ' m 5 minutes late to class and no one is speaking , there is absolute silence and a feeling of general confusion .
Q: How do I feel about the class I just attended .

answer:
If the word ironic should be used anywhere , it should be used here .