Read this excerpt from margaret frinks memoir:

for many weeks we had been accustomed to see property abandoned and animals dead or dying. but those scenes were here doubled and trebled. horses miles and oxen suffering from heat thirst and starvation, staggered along until they fell and died on every rod of the way. both sides of the road for miles were lined with dead animals and abandoned wagons.

what is the mood of this excerpt ?

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.