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ghth grade > c.3 compare passages for tone nsm
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select the passage that has a more distressed tone.

o, no,\ she cried, seized with a fit of fury.
o, its not true. . . . this is all just
a nightmare. . . . no, you are never going to arrest me! i in prison! why, its
horrible! . . . what have i done? oh, i swear that you are mistaken!\
if he were arrested, he probably would speak, but i do not want it to come to
that. i must make him see the gravity of his position. there is, of course,
something dishonorable behind his silence. if he did not murder his wife, he is,
nevertheless, a scoundrel.
adapted from maurice leblanc, the teeth of the tiger and agatha christie, the mysterious affair at styles
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Explanation:

The first passage uses emotional, panicked language (crying, fury, exclamations about prison, despair) that directly conveys distress. The second passage is calm, analytical, and focused on assessing a situation without emotional distress.

Answer:

"No, no," she cried, seized with a fit of fury. "No, it's not true. . . . This is all just a nightmare. . . . No, you are never going to arrest me! I in prison! Why, it's horrible! . . . What have I done? Oh, I swear that you are mistaken!"