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Answer:
Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees—very gradually—I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.
Explanation:
Making personal connections lets you understand the piece your reading in a more personal and close way, meaning you understand it at a higher thinking level. Making personal connections allows you to feel the way that the character feels, meaning you can answer any questions about said protagonist more easily.
The answer would be that the tone is peaceful because it sounded like the lady gave him something and that's why he's saying thank you. It's not really joyful and the boy didn't do crazy things so that eliminates suspensful and joyful. The reason I didn't choose angry and violent is because even thought she shut the door, she didn't slam the door. So Peaceful is the answer