Question

question 1 of 10
read this excerpt from the grapes of wrath.

and they streamed in on the highways and their hunger
was in their eyes, and their need was in their eyes. they
had no argument, no system, nothing but their numbers
and their needs.

which best describes the tone of this excerpt?

a. enlightened
b. sympathetic
c. indifferent
d. grammatical

Explanation:

The excerpt focuses on the desperate hunger and unmet needs of a group of people, highlighting their vulnerability. A sympathetic tone conveys care for others' suffering, which matches the focus on their hardship. "Enlightened" implies insight/education, which is absent; "Indifferent" would mean no concern, opposite of the text's focus; "Grammatical" refers to sentence structure, not tone.

Answer:

B. Sympathetic