Question

Select the line from the excerpt that shows a remorseful (sorry) tone?

Mom gave me a long hug, and I noticed how thin her arms had gotten, how saggy the skin on her neck was. I always thought of my mother as young, pale, rosy-cheeked and cheerful, peering shrewdly through her metal-rim glasses. Now she looked a little like an old woman. I had done that to her. The terrorists had done that to her. The Department of Homeland Security had done that to her.

A) Mom gave me a long hug …
B) I noticed how thin her arms had gotten …
C) I had done that to her.
D) The terrorists had done that to her.

Answer 1

C, it shows acknowledgment of wrong doing by the person and would make the person feel remorse

Answer 2

C) I had done that to her.

Step-by-step explanation:

In literature, the tone refers to the general attitude of a person or situation. In the excerpt, the speaker feels full of regret and guilt after he or she sees his or her mother suddenly transformed into an old woman. As a result, not even does the speaker blame the terrorists and the government, but he or she also feels responsible for his or her mother's physical state.