Review the same passage: Frightened was the way [Jonas] had felt a year ago when an unidentified aircraft had overflown the community twice. He had seen it both times. Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed. Then one more time, a moment later, from the opposite direction, the same plane. At first, he had been only fascinated. He had never seen aircraft so close, for it was against the rules for Pilots to fly over the community. Occasionally, when supplies were delivered by cargo planes to the landing field across the river, the children rode their bicycles to the riverbank and watched, intrigued, the unloading and then the takeoff directed to the west, always away from the community. But the aircraft a year ago had been different. It was not a squat, fat-bellied cargo plane but a needle-nosed single-pilot jet. Jonas, looking around anxiously, had seen others—adults as well as children—stop what they were doing and wait, confused, for an explanation of the frightening event. Then all of the citizens had been ordered to go into the nearest building and stay there. IMMEDIATELY, the rasping voice through the speakers had said. LEAVE YOUR BICYCLES WHERE THEY ARE. Instantly, obediently, Jonas had dropped his bike on its side on the path behind his family's dwelling. He had run indoors and stayed there, alone. His parents were both at work, and his little sister, Lily, was at the Childcare Center where she spent her after-school hours. Looking through the front window, he had seen no people: none of the busy afternoon crew of Street Cleaners, Landscape Workers, and Food Delivery people who usually populated the community at that time of day. He saw only the abandoned bikes here and there on their sides; an upturned wheel on one was still revolving slowly. He had been frightened then. The sense of his own community silent, waiting, had made his stomach churn. He had trembled. But it had been nothing. Within minutes the speakers had crackled again, and the voice, reassuring now and less urgent, had explained that a Pilot-in-Training had misread his navigational instructions and made a wrong turn. Desperately the Pilot had been trying to make his way back before his error was noticed. From Lois Lowry, The Giver. Copyright 1993 by Lois Lowry Look at the text in bold. How does it affect the passage's meaning or tone? (2 points) Responses It created a sense of anger and dread It created a sense of anger and dread It created a sense of calmness and serenity It created a sense of calmness and serenity It creates a sense of wonder and excitement It creates a sense of wonder and excitement It created a sense of uncertainty and fear

Answer 1

The text in bold, which portrays the urgent and commanding tone of the speaker instructing the citizens to leave their bicycles and seek shelter, significantly affects the passage's meaning and tone by creating a sense of uncertainty and fear. The abrupt shift from the normal, busy activities of the community to the immediate, almost panic-driven response to a perceived threat amplifies Jonas's feelings of anxiety. This tone reflects the community's strict control and the fear instilled by unexpected events. The command to seek safety, juxtaposed with the confusion and fear experienced by Jonas and the other citizens, heightens the tension in the narrative. It emphasizes the oppressive atmosphere of the community, where deviations from the norm lead to immediate and anxious responses.