My sister sat down, opened the book and read several pages to us.
Assuming that this is referring to the same passage that was posted before with this question, the editorial writer's main point is that "The mayor and city council have made a serious mistake in selecting a site for a new community theater" since he expresses this more than once.
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "B. Both essays have a satirical tone." The two traits that are common to the essays “The Danger of Lying in Bed” and “The Fallacy of Success” is that b<span>oth essays have a satirical tone. </span>
Tone is dependent on the attitude of the author or viewpoint character toward the events of the story
