Question

Read this passage from the novel:

"They lay about the deck growling together in talk. The slightest order was received with a black look, and grudgingly and carelessly obeyed. Even the honest hands must have caught the infection, for there was not one man aboard to mend another. Mutiny, it was plain, hung over us like a thundercloud."

Which word best describes the mood this passage creates?

A.
relaxed

B.
uncertain

C.
sorrowful

D.
threatening