Question

Read the excerpt from "The Story of an Hour."

Answer 1

“slightly,” “vacant,” “eyes,” and “beat”

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. “escaped,” “free,” “warmed,” and “relaxed”

Explanation:

In a text or passage, the mood refers to the general atmosphere and the emotional features this atmosphere had in a story. This atmosphere is created using multiple elements that include the use of setting, the tone of the text, the use of description and the use of words. In this excerpt, the mood is a mood or atmosphere of relief as the narrator describes a woman that seems to have lived a difficult experience but is finally freed or relief from it. This mood is emphasized by the words "escaped" and "free, free, free!" that show the character is able to recognize the difficult situation is over and the words "warmed" and "relaxed" that shows physically she can finally feel better and she feels relief. Therefore, the words that establish a mood of relief are  “escaped,” “free,” “warmed,” and “relaxed”.