Question

Read the excerpt and answer the question.

I remember squatting in the road drawing a picture in the dust, a picture which Joey gleefully erased with one sweep of his dirty foot. I remember fishing for minnows in a muddy creek and watching sadly as they eluded my cupped hands, while Joey laughed uproariously.

Which word best describes the mood of the excerpt above?

surprised
fearful
frustrated
cheerful

Answer 1

frustrated

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the given except, the author talks about his frustrations caused by Joey who first erased a picture which the author was drawing in the dust and then when Joey also laughed at him when he was unable to catch minnows in a muddy pool.

Therefore, the word that best describes the mood of the excerpt above is frustration.