How can tone help a writer of short fiction develop a character more quickly? a. tone can inspire readers to preform outside readers to better understand a character.
b. precise word choices can suggest how the reader should think or feel about the character.
c. the vague words used to create tone can suggest what type of person a character is.
d. a writers tone can directly reveal a characters key traits and mannerisms.

i think its b

Explanation:

it tells us how tone can affect the reader on how they feel or think about the characters. the other answers mention tone and what it is but they don't mention how it helps the reader develop the character quickly. hope this helps <3

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.