Question

PLEASE HELP
1 Read the following sentence from "And of Clay Are We Created."
The towns in the valley went about their daily life, deaf to the moaning of the earth, until that fateful Wednesday night in November when a prolonged roar announced the end of the world, and walls of snow broke loose, rolling in an avalanche of clay, stones, and water that descended on the villages and buried them beneath unfathomable meters of telluric vomit.

Which of the following best describes the mood created by the speaker and the setting?

A. angered
B. cautionary
C. menacing
D. negative

Answer 1

I would say the mood is quite menacing, First the speaker states that the roar announced "the end of the world", which is about as frightening a topic as there is. Also the descriptive picture after brings to mind being buried alive.

Answer 2

The story is about the tragedy of Omayra Sanchez, the real victim of earthquake. The excerpt follows the introduction of the story when people find the victim and begins with the description what happened before. The paragraph tells about the warning of geologist and people's disdain when the danger presents itself. Therefore, the setting has such a menacing atmosphere. The correct answer is C.