Question

Then he pressed his face close to the window and watched the fire on the hearth. He saw the husbandman's wife get up and feed it in the night with black lumps; and when the morning came and the mists were all white and cold, he saw the man's child pick up a wicker pot plastered inside with earth, fill it with lumps of red-hot charcoal, put it under his blanket, and go out to tend the cows in the byre.
—“Mowgli’s Brothers,” The Jungle Book,
Rudyard Kipling

How would you describe the pace of the events in this passage?
-fast
-slow

Which word best describes the mood that the pacing helps create?
-exciting
-suspenseful
-thoughtful
-aggresive

Answer 1

Answer:

How would you describe the pace of the events in this passage?

✔ slow

Which word best describes the mood that the pacing helps create?

✔ thoughtful

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

I would describe the pace of the events in the passage slow but not in a bad way.

The word that best describes the mood in the passage is exciting because exciting means interesting and full of action, especially when you do not know what is going to happen next. an exciting story of adventure in a story.