9 The author of Passage 2 would probably respond to the fourth sentence of Passage 1 ("the building is in a prime downtown location...) by
A
arguing that the location would be highly beneficial to a theater as well
B
pointing out that this is the original location of the historic building
calculating the average building rent in the city's downtown area
asserting that the downtown would not even exist without the Gold Rush

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.