Read the following excerpt from Sullivan's article: You could make a case that to have written this book and
left out that most awful of Southernisms would have
constituted an act of falsity.
Which of the following best describes the tone and the person or thing to
whom the tone is directed?
A. Forgiving of Faulkner's use of a racial epithet
B. Critical of Faulkner's decision to omit information
C. Defensive toward the South's use of racial epithets
D. Hostile toward the book's treatment of Southern culture