Question

passage 1
story 1
getting to know grandma
1 molly stared glumly out the living room window as she waited for her parents to return from the airport with her grandmother.
2 molly’s dismal mood had started earlier that morning, as her grandmother’s visit grew closer and closer. “do i really have to give up my bedroom?” molly had whined to her mother over breakfast. “i don’t even know her, so can’t she just sleep on the couch? it’s comfortable enough, isn’t it?”
3 “molly, you know this will be the first time your lola has visited our home. she’s never been to the united states before, and i know the journey will be tiring for her. don’t you want to make her feel welcome?” molly mumbled a begrudging response before heading to her room to enjoy what little time she had left there before relinquishing it to a relative she’d never laid eyes on.
4 molly was still musing at the window, bristling at the thought of having to sleep on the couch, when her dog pete began to bark eagerly. as molly watched, her parents’ car turned into the driveway, and in no time, her father was helping an older woman
passage 2
4 read these lines from passage 2.
“but now that i’m perfectly sure i have none,
why, i do it again and again.” (lines 7–8)
how do the words contribute to the tone?
a they show the tone is silly.
b they show the tone is bitter.
c they show the tone is loving.
d they show the tone is indifferent.

Explanation:

To determine the tone, analyze the lines: "But now that I'm perfectly sure I have none, Why, I do it again and again." The repetition of "again and again" with the context (even when sure of no need) suggests a light - hearted, silly attitude. Option A says the tone is silly, which fits. Option B (bitter) is incorrect as there's no resentment. Option C (loving) is wrong as the lines don't show affection. Option D (indifferent) is incorrect as the repeated action shows engagement, not indifference.

Answer:

A. They show the tone is silly.