Question 15 of 20
Read the following excerpt from Journal of the Adventures of a Party of
California Gold-seekers by Margaret Frink:
Here we again heard alarming and discouraging accounts
of deeds of violence and bloodshed that had recently been
committed on the plains, along the route that we were very
soon to travel over.
Which word best describes the mood Frink creates with this passage?
A. Pessimistic
OB. Formal
C. Angry
OD. Worried
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