Read the excerpt from "Stray" by Cynthia Rylant.

Doris was sitting alone in the living room, hugging a pillow and rocking back and forth on the edge of a chair. She was trying not to cry but she was not strong enough. Her face was wet and red, her eyes full of distress.

Which words in the excerpt create a tone of despair?

sitting, wet, eyes

rocking, chair, face

alone, hugging, rocking

alone, cry, distress