She sees hurdles, she wants to
run in the opposite direction is it a plot , setting or character

what novel are you talking about?

what’s your question?

every four years the american people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years."

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)