I think the answer is B.) "Okay, Becky, let's assume for a moment you fail this test again. What is the worst thing that could happen?"
Answer:
Absurd.
Explanation:
The tone in a text or passage refers to the attitude or opinion of the author presented in the text. This tone can be understood or known through the use of certain words in the text, which can make readers get or understand what the author's tone is regarding the text.
In the given passage, the author talks about how mall culture is affecting Americans. But the word that best tells us the tone of the passage is the use of the word<em> "absurd"</em> which makes the author's opinion clear. Through this word, we can know that the author thinks the opinion of people about Americans and their mall culture is absurd.
Thus, the correct answer is absurd.
Answer: B) Mark Antony is willing to kill his own nephew to gain more political power.
Explanation: In the given excerpt from "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, we can see a conversation between Lepidus and Mark Antony, where Lepidus says that Publius shall not live (Publius is Mark Antony's nephew) and Mark Antony says that he is willing to kill him. So form this information we can see that Mark Antony is willng to kill his own nephew to gain more political power.
