aken as a whole, the tone of the passage is best described as A. quietly confessional B. deeply philosophical C. sternly reproachful D. scrupulously objective E. wryly mocking Clear selection

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E. wryly mocking

Explanation:

The question provides a passage from "Going Out for a Walk," an essay from 1918 by Max Beerbohm, a British writer. The tone of the excerpt is not confessional, philosophical, reproachful, nor objective, because the thesis of the author is ironic and not meant to be taken too seriously. The idea that taking a walk prevents intellectual thoughts seems more like a humorous way to justify the author´s aversion to walking.

b flags hope this

the significance of the title, "the passing", is related to the fact that the main characters, who are three african-american descendant women, are passing as white. this means that, because of their light-coloured skins they look like white women. one of the three friends, clare, is married to a white man and she lives in a white community and she has never told her husband that she is black. the title can easily be connected to the idea of pretending to be someone you are not and of losing your real identity in order to be accepted by society.