Which sentence consistently reflects the tone of the paragraph? A) Mark took a deep breath and began laughing at his ridiculousness. B) Mark dozed off to sleep and thought no more of the trouble outside. C) Just then, a loud crack of thunder startled Mark so badly that he screamed. D) Giving up on falling back to sleep, Mark decided to play video games instead.

Read the excerpt from "a pair of silk stockings." but she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things—with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers. which best describes the underlying tone of the excerpt created by the connotations of the words “soft,” ”luxurious,” “glisten,” and “serpent-like”? 1. gloom 2. temptation 3. forgiveness 4. suspicion