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In a well-developed paragraph: Identify the subject of the passage, then identify the
tone. How does the speaker use diction (word choice) to establish the tone of the
excerpt?
"It was a week later, the day of Premila's first test, that our lives changed rather abruptly.
I was sitting at the back of my class, in my usual inattentive way, only half listening to the
teacher. I had started a rather guarded friendship with the girl with the braids, whose
name turned out to be Nalini (Nancy in school). The three other Indian children were
already fast friends. Even at that age it was apparent to all of us that friendship with the
English or Anglo-Indian children was out of the question. Occasionally, during the class,
my new friend and I would draw pictures and show them to each other secretly."
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