Question

as andy continued to assert that there were no full bottles at the south summit, mike looked at me quizzically. i looked back and shrugged. turning to andy, i said,
o big deal, hamid. much ado about nothing.\ then i grabbed a new oxygen canister, screwed it onto my regulator, and headed down the mountain. given what unfolded over the hours that followed, the ease with which i abdicated responsibility—my utter failure to consider that andy might have been in serious trouble—was a lapse thats likely to haunt me for the rest of my life.

1. a condition that occurs when tissue and organs in the body lack sufficient oxygen

from jon krakauer, into thin air. copyright 1997 by jon krakauer
what is the overall tone of paragraph 5?
emotional
confessional
accusatory
speculative

Explanation:

The narrator expresses self - blame for not considering Andy's possible trouble, which shows an emotional tone of regret and self - reflection. There is no accusation, speculation, or confessional tone in the sense of admitting guilt for a crime or secret.

Answer:

emotional