Select the line from the excerpt that shows a worried tone. i'm 17 years old. i'm not a straight-a student or anything. even so, i figured out how to make an internet that they can't wiretap. i figured out how to jam their person-tracking technology. i can turn innocent people into suspects and turn guilty people into innocents in their eyes. i could get metal onto an airplane or beat a no-fly list. i figured this stuff out by looking at the web and by thinking about it. if i can do it, terrorists can do it. they told us they took away our freedom to make us safe. do you feel safe?

If I can do it, terrorists can do it.

Explanation:

In these lines, the purpose of the speaker is to arise fear and worry among the readers. At the beginning of the passage, the reader concentrates on her skills and actions as she builds up her story. However, when she gets to this sentence, she introduces the idea of terrorists, and the fact that they can do everything she can do. In this line, the speaker shows her worry for her safety and that of others.

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.

the turtle carries new life, oat seeds, over to the other side of the highway and plants them there.