Read this excerpt from "exhalation":
i would then be able to dissect my own brain.
the very idea must sound like pure madness, i
but i could not ask anyone else to risk themselves for the
sake of anatomical inquiry, and because i wished to
conduct the dissection myself, i would not be satisfied by
merely being the passive subject of such an operation.
auto-dissection was the only option.
which word best describes the narrator's tone regarding his experiment in the
excerpt?
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a. businesslike
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b. rebellious
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c. apprehensive
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d. optimistic

A. Businesslike .

Explanation:

The science fiction short story "Exhalation" by Ted Chiang based on the Second law of thermodynamics. This scientific short story is epistolary, meaning that it is written in the form of documents.

And in it, the narrator was seen to dissect his own brain, to find out that it is functions from the movement of air in between the gold leaves. The rate at which the air passes depends on the atmospheric pressure, thus the different  computing manners of different people. He also discovers that the same air pressure below and above ground will lead to the cessation of time itself.

The excerpt from the text shows the scene where he decided to dissect on his own brain. But this description is nowhere near emotional or personal. Instead, it is more businesslike. He acted as if this is a normal business procedure and not something that is personally close to you.

dependent clause!

example: "before the food gets cold"

are you kidding? from that description of two mansions, you can't figure out which one is bleak and desolate? maybe you should consider looking those words up in a dictionary, if you don't know what they mean already.