We picked up our rental car late that night when we arrived at the airport and stopped for hamburgers before going on to our destination. When we left the restaurant, Dave noticed a car behind us. Watching through the rearview mirror, he made several turns, and the car stayed with us, close to our bumper. He gave a left turn signal and turned into the empty parking lot of a well-lighted shopping center. The car followed us, still close. "We've got trouble," Dave said.
Remembering the location of the police station from our last trip, we decided to go there and blow our horn as loud as we could. The other driver, probably realizing where we were headed, turned off and sped away just before we got there. We've talked about some things that we could have done to prevent such a thing from happening and ways to get ourselves out of danger should it happen again. Having an out-of-state automobile tag and appearing to be lost when we were driving around made us seem like an easy target. We don't want to think about danger when we travel, but we need to have a plan for preventing danger and a plan for escaping if we do find ourselves in a dangerous situation.
What is the mood of this passage?
correct - A.
thoughtful and serious
B.
humorous
C.
light-hearted and upbeat
D.
sarcastic