Question

question 2: the authors attitude toward the deforestation of braintree is one of
a caution.
b disdain.
c joy.
d shock.
from little journeys to the homes of the great, vol. 3: lit

1. nine miles south of boston, just a little back from the
2. shores of old ocean, lies the village of braintree. it is on th
3. post - road, being one of that string of settlements, built a fe
4. apart for better protection, that lined the sea, boston being
5. and plymouth full to overflowing, the home - seekers spread
6. and south.
7. in sixteen hundred twenty, when the first cabin was
8. braintree, land that was not in sight of the coast had actua
9. back a mile, all was a howling wilderness, with trails made
10. beasts. these paths led through tangles of fallen trees and
11. rocks, beneath dark, overhanging pines where winters snc
12. not till midsummer, and the suns rays were strange and al
13. who sought to traverse these ways had to crouch and crav

Explanation:

The passage describes the original wilderness - like state of Braintree before deforestation. There are no clear indications of joy, disdain, or shock. The tone doesn't suggest extreme emotions. Caution is a more reasonable attitude as the author seems to be presenting the change in a matter - of - fact way without strong negative or positive reactions.

Answer:

A. caution