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.
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
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