“He answered her in a voice that was dry and hoarse, as if he had swallowed a desert.”
The correct answer is letter C.
The central theme of Stephen Crane's work is about the cruelty of war. It talked about characters that were unable to exercise free will because their actions were forced by the circumstances presented to them during the war. Human suffering was an apparent situation that Crane emphasized in his work.
I would say that his tone makes him sound annoyed..
The correct answeris C). Hope this helps.