Question

select the passage that has a more whimsical tone. in some villages, large painted boards were fixed up, warning all wrongdoers within the district that they would be sent to jail. this frightened oliver very much and made him glad to get out of those villages with all possible speed. im sure the village must be the quaintest in england. it is too small to be printed on the map, so do not look there, but just believe in it. and some day, you may be rewarded by driving into it by chance, as i did, and feel the same thrill running through your veins. adapted from charles dickens, oliver twist and kate douglas smith wiggin, the diary of a goose girl

Explanation:

To determine which passage has a more whimsical tone, we analyze the language and style. Whimsical tone often involves playful, imaginative, and light - hearted descriptions.

The first passage describes a serious situation about Oliver being frightened by the threat of jail and wanting to leave the villages quickly. It has a more straightforward and somewhat serious narrative.

The second passage uses phrases like "the quaintest in England", "too small to be printed on the map, so do not look there, but just believe in it", and "feel the same thrill running through your veins" when talking about a village. These phrases are imaginative, playful, and create a sense of a magical or charmingly odd place, which is characteristic of a whimsical tone.

Answer:

The passage "I'm sure the village must be the quaintest in England. It is too small to be printed on the map, so do not look there, but just believe in it. And some day, you may be rewarded by driving into it by chance, as I did, and feel the same thrill running through your veins." has a more whimsical tone.