Use the passage to answer the question.
The air in the room was thick with humidity, but the windows were tightly shut. The two men sat across the table from each other, motionless. In the corner, Jack sat with his pen lifted just above the surface of his notebook, waiting. The buzz of a fly seemed like thunder in the silent room. They had fifteen minutes to reach a compromise, but neither seemed willing to make the first offer.
Which word best describes the tone of the passage?
(1 point)
tense
humorous
eerie
joyful
The word that best describes the tone of the passage is tense.
Which sentence has a surreal tone?(1 point)
His path was blocked by a herd of people.
His path was blocked by a number of people.
His path was blocked by a group of people.
His path was blocked by a crowd of people.
The sentence that has a surreal tone is "His path was blocked by a herd of people."
Which sentence contains an allusion?(1 point)
Robert flitted about like a butterfly, never staying long in any one place.
The server reported that he had ordered a number two breakfast special, a cup of coffee, and a slice of lemon pie.
On a particularly dreary afternoon, he stopped at a decrepit diner on the main square of a decaying town.
A regular Odysseus, his journey home was filled with detours and delays.