b. “We passed through a range of low arches, descended, passed on, and descended again, arrived at a deep crypt . . .”
This excerpt contributes most to the mood of the story as it portrays a sense of darkness, mystery, and foreboding as the characters descend into a deep crypt.
Which of the following excerpts contributes most to the mood of the story?
a. “It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I
encountered my friend.”
b. “We passed through a range of low arches, descended, passed on, and descended again,
arrived at a deep crypt . . .”
c. “’It is this,’ I answered, producing from beneath the folds of my roquelaure a trowel.”
d. “I broke and reached him a flagon of De Grave.”
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