What opposing moods did regional writing have during the
Gilded Age?
A. a mood reflective of the past and a mood
unconcerned with the past
B. a mood nostalgic of the past and a mood
critical of the past
C. a mood hopeful for the future and a mood
dreading the future
D. a mood critical of the present, and a mood
forgiving of the present

Read the following excerpt from the play a raisin in the sun by lorraine hansberry: johnson (this usa woman who decided long ago to be enthusiastic about everything in life and she is inclined to wave her wrist vigorously at the heigh of her exclamatory comments.): hello there, yourself! h’you this evening, ruth? which assumption about johnson is most likely true based on the stage direction? a. her enthusiasm is used to mask her fear of public places