Question

read the excerpt from \in response to executive order 9066\.

of course ill come. ive packed my galoshes
and three packets of tomato seeds. denise calls them
love apples. my father says where were going
they wont grow.

the fathers comment in this stanza lends the poem a tone of
○ playfulness.
○ irony.
○ formality.
○ hopelessness.

Explanation:

The poem references Executive Order 9066, which forced Japanese Americans into internment camps. The speaker packs tomato (love apple) seeds, a small, hopeful gesture for normalcy, but the father states the seeds won't grow at their destination. This dismisses the small act of hope, conveying a sense of despair about their bleak, restrictive future. Playfulness, irony, and formality do not match the somber context and the father's defeatist statement.

Answer:

D. hopelessness.