1.) what is the tone of the novel the red badge of courage?

a. humorous
b. harshly sarcastic
c. inspirational
d. judgmental

2.) what is the best conclusion the reader can draw about the author's purpose for writing this selection?

a. to explain how hospitals were run at the turn of the century
b. to describe the meat-packing plants in america at the turn of the century
c. to entertain readers with a story about the christmas season
d. to persuade readers that there was a large divide between the poor and the wealthy

3.)what would classify an author as a naturalist writer?

a. exploring the motivations, behaviors, and actions of real people through writing

b. writing that involves animals as characters and uses epithets instead of names for them

c. writing that attempts to scientifically explain the limitations of human beings because of social conditions, heredity, and the environment

d. using the setting and plot of the story to emphasize the local color of a particular region of the united states