Every time my aunt comes to visit, she tells us an anecdote about her childhood, such as the time when she dressed her dog in her baby doll’s clothes. Read the sentence. What does the word anecdote mean? a short, amusing story a funny imaginary tale a long, interesting joke a brief factual account

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful