Question

What accounts for Frederick Douglass's more cheery tone at the end of the reading?

A. His reunion with his siblings
B. The visit from his old master
C. His move to Baltimore
D. The oncoming spring weather

Answer 1

What accounts for Frederick Douglass's more cheery tone at the end of the reading?

C. His move to Baltimore

Answer 2

What accounts for Frederick Douglass's more cheery tone at the end of the reading is C. his move to Baltimore.
He has long wanted to go to Baltimore and start living there, and when he finally got the chance to make his dreams come true, he couldn't help but change his tone drastically to show his happiness about this turn of events.