Answer:
I really liked this question. This gives me a lot to think about.
Explanation:
It depends on what age you are and if you are presently experiencing the hardship. If you are very young or very old, than it is my belief that people will pity you more than believe in you. If you are between 25-50 years old, I believe that people will expect more from you, and pity you less. If you had hardships in your past, people will expect more of you now, because you have gained form your experience. If not, they will not have as much confidence or expectations of you.
The story likely takes place during the civil war in the United States. The Rostina Sharpshooters were a regiment of soldiers (all of whom were marksmen meaning they could hit what they aimed at). The men in question are being shot at by these sharpshooters who must be too far away even for them. But the men are quite nervous about what they are doing.
If you consider this an example of very black humor, then E is your answer. Certainly the men are uneasy. They feel comfortable about nothing that is going on. They are hesitant to search the body. They are very tentative about how to deal with the service. They can't make up their minds if they should continue with the body or wait until the next day. They can't remember the service. Everything about this scene is delay, discussion and a hesitant move forward. They even have trouble with where to put the first few shovelfuls of dirt. You have to pick uneasy.
You have to pick E, but if it is humorous, there certainly is no laughter.
The last sentence is an example of a comma splice since 2 independent clauses are connected by only a comma(it needs a coordinating conjunction after the comma or change it to semicolon or period)
