Question

In a paragraph of at least three sentences, explain the mood of this excerpt from Little Brother. Provide details from the text to support your answer.

I kept walking, my heart thumping in my chest. I'd been expecting this since I started. I'd been expecting the DHS to figure out what I was doing. I took every precaution, but Severe-Haircut woman had told me that she'd be watching me. She'd told me I was a marked man. I realized that I'd been waiting to get picked up and taken back to jail. Why not? Why should Darryl be in jail and not me? What did I have going for me? I hadn't even had the guts to tell my parents-or his-what had really happened to us.

Answer 1

The paragraph gives off the feeling of anxiety because in the first sentence, the person states that his ". . .heart is thumping in my chest", which is a sign of anxiety or nervousness. 

Answer 2

the mood of this excerpt shows suspense because the character don’t know what is happening and he is scared. This is shown through teh questions

Why not? Why should Darryl be in jail and not me? What did I have going for me?

The character has no idea what will happen next. These moods set the tone of what the reader is feeling.