Read the following excerpt from "in another country" by ernest hemingway. "the doctor told me that the major's wife, who was very young and whom he had not married until he was definitely invalided out of the war, had died of pneumonia. she had been sick only a few days. no one expected her to die." what is the mood of this excerpt? cite examples from the excerpt to support your answer

Finding out the mood of an excerpt  is partially a subjective activity that should be accompanied by arguments supporting one's opinion.

So, to me, the mood is moderately sad and surprised: it is sad because it treats death (a young person dying), but it is not overly sad because it also describes the facts rather than focusing on the sadness.

The surprise aspect of the mood comes from mentioning that she had only been sick for a few days - he death was not expected.