Question

Read the excerpt from "Why Do Black Women Fear the Fro?” by Cheryl Thompson.

I also know a lot of black women who secretly want to go natural, but fear the reaction at work, what their family will say, even that their partner will leave them. If hair is just hair, you'd think going natural would be just as easy as processing your hair.

How does the author’s diction affect the mood of the excerpt?

The informal diction creates a frustrated mood.
The colloquial diction creates an appeasing mood.
The objective diction creates an anxious mood.
The positive diction creates a determined mood.

Answer 1

The informal diction creates a frustrated mood.

Explanation: Words like "secretly want," "fear," and the conversational "you'd think" give the passage an informal, conversational tone that conveys the author's frustration at the social pressures Black women face about natural hair.