In which of the following excerpts does the author most plainly use setting to contribute to the tone of his story? a."she spoke a few words in a foreign tongue in a tone as though asking a question …"b."but madam, … i cannot possibly leave until i have seen the machine."c."suddenly a door opened at the other end of the passage, and a long, golden bar of light shot out in our direction."d."he shot one of his suspicious looks at me. 'perhaps we had better proceed to business, then.'"

A

Explanation:

The words 'foreign tongue' and 'as though asking a question' suggests that the lady in question has a different nationality from the others. This establish that the setting is a land/nation different from the lady's origin

explanation:

gay

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease