Question

from little journeys to the homes of the great, vol. 3: lit

1. nine miles south of boston, just a little back from the

shores of old ocean, lies the village of braintree. it is on th
post - road, being one of that string of settlements, built a fe
apart for better protection, that lined the sea. boston being
and plymouth full to overflowing, the home - seekers spread
and south.
in sixteen hundred twenty, when the first cabin was
braintree, land that was not in sight of the coast had actua
back a mile, all was a howling wilderness, with trails made
beasts. these paths led through tangles of fallen trees and
rocks, beneath dark, overhanging pines where winters snc
not till midsummer, and the suns rays were strange and al
who sought to traverse these ways had to crouch and craw
through them no horse or ox or beast of burden had came
question 2: the authors attitude toward the deforestation of braintree is one of
a caution
b disdain
c joy
d shock

Explanation:

The passage describes the original wilderness - like state of Braintree before deforestation. There are no clear indications of caution, joy, or disdain. The description of the wild and untouched nature implies that deforestation would likely be met with shock.

Answer:

D. shock