Read the excerpt from "Missing in Action” by Thanhha Lai.Everything on the altar remains for the day except the portrait. Mother locks it away as soon as her chant ends.She cannot bear to look into Father’s forever-young eyes.
Answer
A
It develops a tone of hostility as the reader grasps the speaker’s anger at her mother.
B
It develops a tone of grief as the reader observes the events through the speaker’s eyes.
C
It develops a tone of respect as the reader learns of one of the speaker’s family rituals.
D
It develops a tone of uncertainty as the speaker’s setting remains unknown to the reader.
Explanation
The passage describes the mother putting away the portrait because she cannot bear to look at Father’s “forever-young eyes.” This detail suggests sadness and loss, so the excerpt develops a tone of grief as the reader sees the family’s experience through the speaker’s perspective. The passage does not show anger toward the mother or uncertainty about the setting.
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