Read a passage from the war of the worlds by h. g. wells. then answer the question. what is the tone of this passage?

What's the passage? tone is the author's attitude toward the passage, while on the other hand, mood is the reader's feelings when reading this passage. in my understanding of this book, you could say that the tone of the passage was judgemental because of his quick actions when he was snatched by one of the tripods.

How are we supposed to know the tone of the passage?

Ithink the answer is d.