Read these passages:
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
But, looking, I presently saw something stirring within the
shadow ... Then something resembling a little gray snake,
about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the
writhing middle and wriggled in the air toward me - and
then another.
The War of the Worlds (radio broadcast) by Orson Welles
Good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow
like a gray snake. Now it's another one, and another. They
look like tentacles to me.
Which sentence best describes the tone of the passage from the radio
broadcast compared to the passage from the book?
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A. The radio broadcast has an angrier tone.
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B. The radio broadcast has a more matter-of-fact tone.
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C. The radio broadcast has a happier tone.
D. The radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.