The best description of the mood implied by the story's setting is eerie and frightening. The excerpt conveys a sense of foreboding and tension with descriptions of a darkening sky, turbulent lake, and the character's unease.
Big Water
by Andrea Curtis
What I should be, really, is frightened. Everything about this situation is alarming. I can almost hear the opening strains of one of those melancholy operas Father likes to listen to with the door to his study closed. All the ominous parts are here—dark sky, turbulent lake, waves rising, my cousin Peter, the ship’s first mate though he’s barely older than me, insisting I get a life preserver and put it on.
I dig my nose into my collar and turn to the side. The wind still tears at my skin, but I’m not going to leave this spot at the front of the ship if I can help it. Even though the sky is getting darker by the second. Even though it’s only midmorning, and I can barely see the horizon. The lake is murky too, almost black, indistinguishable from the sky.
Excerpt from Big Water by Andrea Curtis. Printed with permission by Orca Book Publishers
Question
Use the excerpt from “Big Water” by Andrea Curtis to answer the question.
What best describes the mood implied by the story’s setting?
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Responses
peaceful and relaxed
peaceful and relaxed
uplifting and cheerful
uplifting and cheerful
boring and disinterested
boring and disinterested
eerie and frightening
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