Read the following excerpt from chapter 6 of Jack London's The Call of the Wild. Then, answer the question that follows. This man had saved his life, which was something; but, further, he was the ideal master. Other men saw to the welfare of their dogs from a sense of duty and business expediency; he saw to the welfare of his as if they were his own children, because he could not help it.

London, Jack. The Call of the Wild. Macmillan, 1903.

Which tense is the primary tense of this passage?
a. past progressive
b. past simple
c. past perfect
d. present simple

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

Which description most clearly defines tone in literature

In the farewell speech, queen elizabeth's use of first-person point of view her to appear to be impartial and objective, prevents her from addressing the audience directly allows her to share her personal thoughts and ideas. makes it seem as though she's observing from the outside.