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She led the small string of passengers filing out of the Time Air plane at the Lethbridge airport. Her traveling bag dangled from her shoulders. Clutching her briefcase and her small-brimmed hat, she lowered her head like a bull against the wind. . . . A small tank of a woman with a Winston Churchill stoop.
–Obasan,
Joy Kogawa
Read the excerpt. Which word best describes the mood in this part of the text?
tense
sad
determined
frightened
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determined
The description—clutching her briefcase, lowering her head "like a bull against the wind," and the "Winston Churchill stoop"—emphasizes resolve and stubbornness, not fear or sadness.
The description—clutching her briefcase, lowering her head "like a bull against the wind," and the "Winston Churchill stoop"—emphasizes resolve and stubbornness, not fear or sadness.
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