Read the passage from "The Quinceanera.” So there I was at the jewelry counter in Ferguson’s department store, surrounded by stroller-driving moms and crying babies. I had to hurry. Maritza’s party was tonight and, more importantly, I was meeting my friends at the movies at 1:00. It would be the only part of the day I would actually get to enjoy, and I was really looking forward to it. Which phrase from the passage most helps to create the mood?
Answer
A
The phrase “stroller-driving moms and crying babies” helps create the irritated mood.
B
The phrase “I was meeting my friends at the movies” helps create the playful mood.
C
The phrase “Maritza’s party was tonight” helps create the anticipatory mood.
D
The phrase “was really looking forward to it” helps create the excited mood.
Explanation
The narrator says she is surrounded by “stroller-driving moms and crying babies” while she has to hurry, which conveys annoyance and irritation. The other phrases mention the party or movie plans, but they do not express the passage’s irritated mood as clearly.
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