Read the short story "The Flowers" by Alice Walker. Use the text to answer questions 3-7. 4. Read the excerpt below.

She felt light and good in the warm sun. She was ten, and nothing existed for her but her song, the stick clutched in her dark brown hand, and the tat-de-ta-ta-ta of accompaniment. (Paragraph 2)

Frayed, rotted, bleached, and frazzled--barely there--but spinning restlessly in the breeze. Myop laid down her flowers. (Paragraph 8)

What is the impact of the author’s word choice on the tone of the text? (RL.2.4)

A. The tone reinforces how bored Myop is by herself.

B. The tone illustrates Myop’s youth and lack of responsibility.

C. The tone changes as Myop gets older and the seasons change.

D. The tone shifts from carefree to somber to reflect Myop’s experience.