Question

Read the following excerpt from “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe and answer the question that follows.
Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was the groan of mortal terror. It was not a groan of pain or of grief—oh, no!—it was the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul when overcharged with awe. I knew the sound well. Many a night, just at midnight, when all the world slept, it has welled up from my own bosom, deepening, with its dreadful echo, the terrors that distracted me. I say I knew it well. I knew what the old man felt, and pitied him,

Answer 1

although I chuckled at heart.

Which of the following BEST describes the mood this excerpt evokes?

A.
painful
B.
fearful
C.
bashful
D.
cheerful

Answer 2

@bubbles-are-cool.

Answer 3

i think it might be A