Question

"To die of hanging at the bottom of a river!--the idea seemed to him ludicrous. He opened his eyes in the darkness and saw above him a gleam of light, but how distant, how inaccessible! He was still sinking, for the light became fainter and fainter until it was a mere glimmer. Then it began to grow and brighten, and he knew that he was rising toward the surface--knew it with reluctance, for he was now very comfortable. "To be hanged and drowned," he thought, "that is not so bad; but I do not wish to be shot. No; I will not be shot; that is not fair." What emotion best describes Farquhar's feelings at the end of the passage? A. fear B. panic C. determination D. joy

Answer 1

C. Determination best describes Farquhar's feelings at the end of the passage

Answer 2

The emotion that best describes Farquhar's feelings at the end of the passage is C: Determination.

Step-by-step explanation:

At the end of the excerpt, the speaker analyzes the ways of dying, and he says that to be hanged and drowned wouldn't be "so bad". On the other hand, he believes that to be shot wouldn't be "fair", and he chooses not to be shot with determination. He surely doesn't want to live that situation and makes the choice not to do it -as if it were possible to decide what the future brings all the time.