From The Beast by Ben B. Lindsey and Harvey J. O’Higgins Which of the following Best describes the authors attitude toward the subjects of paragraph 1?
A. apathy
B. disdain
C. outrage
D. contention
E. malice

I think the answer is D, but to be honest I'm not positive

Explanation:

 This is the paragraph...

The result was an article that took even my breath away when I read it next day on the front page of the newspaper. It was the talk of the town. It was certainly the talk of the Police Board; and Mr. Frank Adams talked to the reporters in a high voice, indiscreetly. He declared that the boys were liars, that I was “crazy,” and that conditions in the jails were as good as they could be. This reply was exactly what we wished. I demanded an investigation. The Board professed to be willing, but set no date. We promptly set one for them—the following Thursday at two o’clock in my chambers at the Court House—and I invited to the hearing Governor Peabody, Mayor Wright, fifteen prominent ministers in the city, and the Police Board and some members of the City Council. (1)