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Read the excerpt from Other Words for Home.

We live in a town that needs tourists.
Revolution
and war are not good
for business.
But my brother doesn’t care.
My brother who no longer will
imitate Reese Witherspoon
or sing Whitney Houston
with me.

Other Words For Home by Jasmine Warga Text Copyright (c) 2019 by Jasmine Warga. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers

Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt?

dejected
envious
resigned
uncaring

1 Answer

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Answer: The tone sounds dejected

Explanation: Dejected has the meaning of sad thus with the tone being sad it translates to dejected.

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