Question

Highlight words that show the characters' attitudes or feelings. "Look at all those foreign devils!" Goemon choked on the words. "Look at all those sails!" Manjiro said. "They are like huge wings!" In a ship like that, he thought, you could go so far and so fast, you could sail clear off the edge of the earth. The thought filled him with both fear and exhilaration. —Heart of a Samurai, Margi Preus What do readers learn about Goemon and Manjiro's attitudes toward the "barbarians"?

Answer 1

The answer is C

Step-by-step explanation:

Look at all those foreign devils!" Goemon choked on the words.

"Look at all those sails!" Manjiro said. "They are like huge wings!" In a ship like that, he thought, you could go so far and so fast, you could sail clear off the edge of the earth. The thought filled him with both fear and exhilaration.

Answer 2

'foreign devils,' 'choked,' 'huge wings,' 'clear off the edge,' 'fear,' 'exhilaration.'

C). Goemon and Manjiro fear them, but Manjiro is also curious about them.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Tone is described as the author's approach or attitude towards a specific subject matter which is reflected through the word-choice and style adopted by the author. In the given excerpt, the descriptive words like 'foreign devils,' 'choked,' 'huge wings,' 'clear off the edge,' etc. display the attitude and feeling of the characters. The readers learn from these words that Goemon and Manjiro feel afraid of the 'barbarians' and seeing them makes Goemon choked. However, Manjiro was curious to know about them as he was fascinated by their huge wings. Thus, option C is the correct answer.