The assignment for this lesson is to read a passage and answer the following questions: What is the tone of the passage? Which words give the passage this tone, and how does this contribute to the overall meaning of the passage? Her briefcase packed and the directions printed out, Janet straightened her jacket and strode out the door. Yes, she had burned her favorite interview blouse with the iron this morning, and, yes, she had found that her bread was moldy only after she'd taken her first bite of toast. But she was ready, firm in her goal: She would nail this interview and walk out the door with an offer.