Question

Click to read the passage from "The Metamorphosis," by Franz Kafka. Then answer the question.

What tone do the questions in this passage suggest?

A.A happy tone
B.An anxious tone
C.A business-oriented tone
D.An authoritative tone

Passage...

. . . "So can Mr. Manager come in to see you now?" asked his father impatiently
and knocked once again on the door. "No," said Gregor. In the neighbouring room
on the left an awkward stillness descended. In the neighbouring room on the right
the sister began to sob.
Why did his sister not go to the others? She had probably just got up out of bed
now and had not even started to get dressed yet. Then why was she crying?
Because he was not getting up and letting the manager in, because he was in
danger of losing his position, and because then his boss would badger his parents
once again with the old demands? Those were probably unnecessary worries right
now. Gregor was still here and was not thinking at all about abandoning his family.
At the moment he was lying right there on the carpet, and no one who knew about
his condition would have seriously demanded that he let the manager in. But
Gregor would not be casually dismissed right way because of this small discourtesy,
for which he would find an easy and suitable excuse later on. It seemed to Gregor
that it might be far more reasonable to leave him in peace at the moment, instead
of disturbing him with crying and conversation. But it was the very uncertainty
which distressed the others and excused their behaviour.

Answer 1

Answer: B

It sounds like there's an anxious tone to this passage.

First, the father is described as "impatiently" knocking on the door. Then, there's the sister sobbing, and lots of questions asked by the narrator wondering what's wrong with her. All of this conveys a feeling of being unsettled and anxious