Hans responds to his father’s news with joy. Although he has tears in his eyes, the context of his actions—standing up straighter, giving his dad a bear hug, and expressing his pride in the farm's resilience—indicates a sense of happiness and hopefulness in response to the good news.
Read the excerpt from "Black Day, 1935."
Then Pop turned to Hans. "The good news is: I stopped at the Grange this morning and put in your tree order. It looks like this farm is not going down without a fight."
Hans grinned, standing up a little straighter. He couldn't help himself, and crossed the kitchen floor to give his dad a bear hug the way he did when he was little. "No, Pop, it's not," was all that he could say as his tears tracked through the dust.
Hans responds to his father’s news with
humor.
sadness.
frustration.
joy.
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