Read the excerpt from betty friedan’s the feminine mystique.

sometimes a woman would tell me that the feeling gets so strong she runs out of the house and walks through the streets. or she stays inside her house and cries. or her children tell her a joke, and she doesn’t laugh because she doesn’t hear it.

which best describes the tone of the excerpt?
a. lighthearted
b. confused
c. indifferent
d. concerned

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.