Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this narrative.

read this excerpt from “about russell” by rita williams-garcia.

he seemed to have an entire conversation for her and she was interested. gasp! they were holding hands!

rosalind and i were ecstatic.

how does the word gasp affect the tone of this excerpt?

it suggests a tone of worry.

it supports a tone of passion.

it creates a tone of hilarity.

it conveys a tone of surprise.

Answer :

Cambridge English Dictionary defines "gasp" as "to take a short, quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain, or shock."

The word "gasp" affects the tone of the given excerpt in the following way :

It conveys a tone of surprise.

The short story “About Russell” by Rita Williams-Garcia is about a boy suffering from mental illness. He has been exhibiting abnormal behavior like not making many friends, and other types of behavior that doesn't make sense to other people. He is a mathematical genius and an introvert who doesn't like mixing with people.

The speaker and Rosalind are surprised when they find out that a girl had come over to meet their brother Russell and he was having an actual conversation with her. They are completely surprised with this development.

anxious,the clues in the question suggest he was embarrassed and anxious about boo radley.

the answer is b:   the american composer and singer bob dylan composed many songs, by which he is very famous and considered one of the mosts influencial artists of pop music. he was awarded the nobel prize in literature for his type of poetry. but the huge impact his songs had are due to both lyrics and music, without which the message would lose strength.