Read the following sentences from "Five Hours to Simila."

Then, miraculously, out of the pelt of yellow fur that was the dust growing across the great northern indian plain, a wavering grey line emerged. It might have been a cloud bank looming, but it was not-the sun blazed, the earth shrivelled, the heat burnt away every trace of spring's beneficence. Yet the grey darkened, turned bluish, took on substance.

Which word best describes the mood created by these sentences?
A. Anxious
B. Enthralled
C. Relieved
D. Shocked

Question

Read the following sentences from "Five Hours to Simila."

Then, miraculously, out of the pelt of yellow fur that was the dust growing across the great northern indian plain, a wavering grey line emerged. It might have been a cloud bank looming, but it was not-the sun blazed, the earth shrivelled, the heat burnt away every trace of spring's beneficence. Yet the grey darkened, turned bluish, took on substance. 

Which word best describes the mood created by these sentences?
A. Anxious
B. Enthralled
C. Relieved
D. Shocked

omgthatgirl · Answer

which of the following sentences from five hours to simla best illustrates the mood of frustration?

a. "After the first cacophony of screeching brakes and grinding gears. there followed the comparatively static hum of engines, and drivers in exasperation for the next lurch forwards."
b. "Clenching the wheel with both hands, his hand was lowered on to it, and the blare of the horn seemed to issue out his fury."
c. "The children could not tear their eyes away from the beggar-his sores, his bandages, his crippled leg, the flies gathering..."
d. "All along the road, in the stationary  traffic, drivers and passengers, were searching for shade, for news, for some sign of release."