Question
Read the excerpt from Farewell to Manzanar.
He gave us ten minutes to dress, then he came in carrying a broom, a hammer, and a sack full of tin can lids he had scrounged somewhere. Woody would be our leader for a while now, short, stocky, grinning behind his mustache.
Which word best identifies the authors' tone toward Woody?
admiring
admiring
confused
confused
accepting
accepting
defensive
He gave us ten minutes to dress, then he came in carrying a broom, a hammer, and a sack full of tin can lids he had scrounged somewhere. Woody would be our leader for a while now, short, stocky, grinning behind his mustache.
Which word best identifies the authors' tone toward Woody?
admiring
admiring
confused
confused
accepting
accepting
defensive
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The word that best identifies the author's tone toward Woody in this excerpt is **admiring**. The description of Woody as "short, stocky, grinning behind his mustache" suggests a positive, respectful regard for his character and leadership qualities.