Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry . As we approached behind them, we could see only the clusters of white people that stretched for a distance of two blocks along the entire span of the school building. My mind could take in the sights and sounds only one by one: flashing cameras, voices shouting in my ears, men and women jostling each other, old people, young people, people running, uniformed police officers walking, men standing still, men and women waving their fists, and then the long line of uniformed soldiers carrying weapons just like in the war movies I had seen. Which words help create the mood in the excerpt? Choose three correct answers.
“Shouting,” “jostling,” and “fists” suggest an angry, threatening crowd and help create a tense, hostile mood. “Distance” and “long” describe the crowd’s size or extent, but they do not convey the same strong sense of danger or conflict.
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