Which paragraph would best set the mood for a story about three friends who are camping in the haunted woods?
We unpacked our gear, whistling the entire time to raise our spirits. We had packed a wide variety of food, and we looked
forward to eating it for dinner. I unpacked my fishing pole and set off for the local pond to catch our main course. After our
long hike, we were very hungry.
We slowly unpacked our gear and set up our tents. The sun was slowly setting in the west, and we saw a line of pink-
tinted clouds through the trees. I finished staking the tent. Soon we would start a campfire, if the wood wasn't too wet from
the recent rains
With trembling fingers, we slowly unpacked our gear. The woods seemed unusually quiet. There were no animal noises,
no twittering of birds or scurrying of animals, only a dead, dull silence. The surrounding woods were strangely watchful, as
if the gloomy trees were waiting for us to fall asleep.
Slowly and carefully, we unpacked our gear and began to set up camp. First, we unrolled the tents and set them up near a
cluster of dark boulders. We set out the food we would need for dinner and, ever mindful of bears, put the rest in a bag that
we hung from a tree. A cool breeze blew and made the surrounding pines sigh

C. With trembling fingers, we slowly unpacked our gear. The  woods seemed unusually quiet. There were no animal noises, no twittering of birds or scurrying of animals, only a dead, dull silence. The surrounding woods were strangely watchful, as if the gloomy trees were waiting for us to fall asleep.

Explanation:

read this excerpt from “incidents in the life of a slave girl.”

i went about my evening work with trembling steps. mr. flint twice called from his chamber door to inquire why the house was not locked up. i replied that i had not done my work. "you have had time enough to do it," said he. "take care how you answer me! "

i shut all the windows, locked all the doors, and went up to the third story, to wait till midnight. how long those hours seemed, and how fervently i prayed that god would not forsake me in this hour of utmost need! i was about to risk everything on the throw of a die; and if i failed, o what would become of me and my poor children? they would be made to suffer for my fault.

at half past twelve i stole softly down stairs. i stopped on the second floor, thinking i heard a noise. i felt my way down into the parlor, and looked out of the window. the night was so intensely dark that i could see nothing. i raised the window very softly and jumped out. large drops of rain were falling, and the darkness bewildered me. i dropped on my knees, and breathed a short prayer to god for guidance and protection. i groped my way to the road, and rushed towards the town with almost lightning speed.

what is the main idea of this excerpt?

harriet worked for a man called mr. flint who became very impatient when she did not finish her work.

harriet waited until after midnight to run down the stairs and jump out of a window into the rain.

harriet was a frightened young girl who found the faith and courage to leave her home for an unknown life.

harriet felt very nervous about running away because she did not like being alone in the darkness.

explanation:

eli whitney was an american inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. this was one of the key inventions of the industrial revolution and shaped the economy of the antebellum south.