Question

select the passage that has a more restful tone.

at nine oclock the younger ones went to bed—very willingly—because the day had begun early. grace was so weary that her father carried her, and did not leave her room until she was snug in bed. she dropped asleep the instant her head touched the pillow.

to bed went matthew. and to bed, when she had put her dishes away, went marilla, frowning deeply. and upstairs, in the east gable, a lonely, heart-hungry, friendless child cried herself to sleep.

adapted from martha finley, christmas with grandma elsie and lucy maud montgomery, anne of green gables

Explanation:

The first passage depicts calm, tired children settling peacefully into sleep, with soft, soothing details like being carried to bed and falling asleep instantly. The second passage includes negative, tense elements: frowning, a lonely, heart-hungry child crying, which creates an unhappy, unrestful tone.

Answer:

"At nine o'clock the younger ones went to bed—very willingly—because the day had begun early. Grace was so weary that her father carried her, and did not leave her room until she was snug in bed. She dropped asleep the instant her head touched the pillow."