Read the excerpt from The Diary of a Young Girl. “The van Daans are going with us. There will be seven of us altogether.” Silenc
e. We couldn't speak. The thought of Father off visiting someone in the Jewish Hospital and completely unaware of what was happening, the long wait for Mother, the heat, the suspense – all this reduced us to silence. Which word best describes the mood of this excerpt? tense excited angry calm
“The van Daans are going with us. There will be seven of us altogether.” Silence. We couldn't speak. The thought of Father off visiting someone in the Jewish Hospital and completely unaware of what was happening, the long wait for Mother, the heat, the suspense – all this reduced us to silence.
Which word best describes the mood of this excerpt?
