Question

1. just when i thought things couldnt get more ridiculous, rebeccas little terrier, all dressed up in its knitted blue winter outfit, poked its head out of the pink polka dot doggy tote! the outfit was an odd sweater - and - hood combination. perhaps rebecca thought it flattered fluffys eyes. fluffy looked around blankly, as if to ask what was so amusing.

what word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?
a. bitter
b. respectful
c. objective
d. humorous

1. perhaps because bats are nocturnal in habit, a wealth of thoroughly unreliable legend has grown up about them, and men have made of the harmless, even beneficial little beasts a means of expressing their unreasoned fears. bats were the standard paraphernalia for witches, the females half of humanity stood in terror that bats would become entangled in their hair. phrases crept into the language expressing mans revulsion or ignorance - \bats in the belfry\, \batty\, \blind as a bat\.

Explanation:

The passage about Rebecca's dog has humorous elements like the dog's odd - looking outfit and its blank look. Words like "ridiculous" and the description of the outfit in a light - hearted way suggest a humorous tone.

Answer:

d. humorous