Read the excerpt from "Shout: A Poetry Memoir.” On our bellies, facing the beach, hands in the mud legs in the water, my feet motorboated obediently. I didn’t mind kicking long as I could hold on to the shore. But then the Lady beckoned us into deep water one by one. I refused, even with the rest of the class staring. The Lady hooked me under the armpits and pulled me in. Which detail best contributes to the cautious tone of this excerpt?
Answer
A
“The Lady hooked me under the armpits and pulled / me in.”
B
“I didn’t mind kicking long as I could hold / on to the shore.”
C
“But then the Lady beckoned us into deep water”
D
“I refused, / even with the rest of the class staring.”