As you read the following excerpt from "Po-No-Kah," look for word choices that create a negative connotation: "With a sinking heart he heard the heavy thump of the club as each warrior gave his cruel vote, until at last one chief, holding the club in the air, pointed with a meaning gesture-first at Tom, then at Rudolph and Kitty." Which words have the greatest effect on the tone of the passage?

last, gesture

heavy, warrior

sinking, cruel