Which sentence contains an error in word usage? a) janice spent most of the afternoon at the mechanic's shop getting her brakes fixed. b) much to his mother's relief, the break in david's arm wasn't as serious as it could have been. c) this year during spring break, my family and i are going to hike part of the appalachian trail. d) we might need to put the breaks on our project since our teacher has just changed the rubric again.

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful