Question

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.

Read this excerpt from “About Russell” by Rita Williams-Garcia.

When he did speak, it was in a monotone, his eyes fixed elsewhere.

How does the word monotone affect the tone of this excerpt?


It supports a tone of deep distress.


It creates a tone of confidence.


It conveys a tone of disengagement.


It suggests a tone of commitment.

Answer 1

D, It conveys a tone of disengagement.

Answer 2

It conveys a tone of disengagement.

Step-by-step explanation:

As the excerpt expresses the way in which the person talked it was a monotone, with eyes fixed somewhere else, like no paying attention and disconnected from the reality that surrounded her. That is why the excerpt conveys a tone of disengagement when it says that it spoke in a monotone.