Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this narrative.
Read this excerpt from “About Russell” by Rita Williams-Garcia.
He seemed to have an entire conversation for her and she was interested. Gasp! They were holding hands!
Rosalind and I were ecstatic.
How does the word ecstatic affect the tone of this excerpt?
It conveys a tone of hope.
It supports a tone of romance.
It suggests a tone of anxiety.
It creates a tone of amusement.
