Which of the following best describes the tone of this passage? A. Sarcastic B. Cheerful C. Startled D. Sad Passage:

This argument appeals to the wheelchair ethos of the wealthy, uppermiddle-class American slob. If Rainbow Bridge is worth seeing at all, then by
God it should be easily, readily, immediately available to everybody with the
money to buy a big powerboat. Why should a trip to such a place be the
privilege only of those who are willing to walk six miles? Or if Pikes Peak is
worth getting to, then why not build a highway to the top of it so that
anyone can get there? Anytime? Without effort?

Which lines in this excerpt from act ii of william shakespeare’s romeo and juliet reveal that mercutio thinks romeo would be better off if he stopped thinking about love? mercutio: i will bite thee by the ear for that jest. romeo: nay, good goose, bite not. mercutio: thy wit is a very bitter sweeting it is a most sharp sauce. romeo: and is it not well served in to a sweet goose? mercutio: o here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad! romeo: i stretch it out for that word 'broad; ' which added to the goose, proves thee far and wide a broad goose. mercutio: why, is not this better now than groaning for love? now art thou sociable, now art thou romeo; now art thou what thou art, by art as well as by nature: for this drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole. benvolio: stop there, stop there. mercutio: thou desirest me to stop in my tale against the hair. benvolio: thou wouldst else have made thy tale large. mercutio: o, thou art deceived; i would have made it short: for i was come to the whole depth of my tale; and meant, indeed, to occupy the argument no longer.