Question

"Get up from behind the stove, get out o' here, both of you, and bring me back something I can use—bread, money, or a job, I don't care which. Get up and go on! Scat!" How do Clara's orders to Syl and Jack shape the story's mood at its end?
   
   A. They add a bit of humor to a serious mood.
   B. They intensify the mood expressed by the narrator's irritation with Clara.
   C. They increase the mood of Clara's admiration for the Oysters.
   D. They stress the mood of dire need.

Answer 1

A. They add a bit of humor to a serious mood. The fact that she asked them to bring her back a job is just funny, so it is definitely A.