Answer: A. He is excited at first but then becomes disappointed.
Step-by-step explanation:
The options to the question include:
a. He is excited at first but then becomes disappointed.
b. He is worried at first but then feels satisfied.
c. He is scared at first and later becomes angry.
d. He is happy at first and later feels proud.
The Great Whale of Kansas is a story about a boy that lives in Kansas who likes digging bug holes. To him digging a hole is a sort of achievement. When he wanted to build a pond in his backyard, he uncovers a fossil which was unique.
The narrator's reaction to his pond first filling with water differ from his outlook at the end of the story shows that the narrator is excited at first but then becomes disappointed.