Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative.

read this excerpt from “about russell” by rita williams-garcia.

he seemed to have an entire conversation for her and she was interested. gasp! they were holding hands!

rosalind and i were ecstatic.

how does the word gasp affect the tone of this excerpt?

it suggests a tone of worry.

it supports a tone of passion.

it creates a tone of hilarity.

it conveys a tone of surprise.

Answer :

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "gasp" as "to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock."

The word "gasp" affects the tone of the given excerpt in the following way :

It conveys a tone of surprise.

The short story “About Russell” by Rita Williams-Garcia is about a boy suffering from mental illness. He has been exhibiting abnormal behavior like not making many friends, and other types of behavior that doesn't make sense to other people. He is a mathematical genius and an introvert who doesn't like mixing with people.

The speaker and Rosalind are surprised when they find out that a girl had come over to meet their brother Russell and he was having an actual conversation with her. They are completely surprised with this development.

for me, i'd go with (c) satisfied or (b) overjoyed because if you read it a couple of times, it makes since that it is c or b. it can't b (a) angry because booker was never angry about anything. at the end of the paragraph, booker states, "i think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that i " i think that sentence kind of gives away the also, some words in the paragraph can also you like for example, "indulged," "calmly," "perplexity," "privilege," and defining words that you don't know, can you understand more of that paragraph and it can also increase your comprehension. : )

i'm really rally sorry if i'm incorrect, but if i'm hope this ! : )