Read the excerpt from "Shout: A Poetry Memoir.” In first grade we moved country mouse to the city whiskers quivering, eyes wide, couple days later Mom put my sister in the stroller and we three walked through a drizzle of gold and ruby leaves up one hill, down another to the new school, made of bricks, registered in the office, Mom handed me my lunch box and waved a fast goodbye Which detail best contributes to an uncertain mood in this excerpt?
Answer
A
“Mom handed me / my lunch box”
B
“moved / country mouse to the city”
C
“whiskers quivering, eyes wide”
D
“drizzle of gold / and ruby leaves”
Explanation
“Whiskers quivering, eyes wide” suggests the speaker feels nervous and unsure in an unfamiliar place. Those physical reactions create an uncertain mood. The detail about the lunch box is ordinary, and the colorful leaves create a more pleasant, descriptive image.
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