Please ASAP 2. We thought the game was over. The buzzer rang and we thought that we had lost, but then the referee
blew the whistle. A foul was called and now Derrick had a chance to win the game for us. He stepped up
to the free-throw line. The stadium, though filled with people, was completely silent. Everyone was still.
Derrick dribbled the ball a couple times. He squared up on the line. Sweat beaded on his forehead. All
eyes were on Derrick.
What is the mood of this paragraph?
What are the key words that helped you understand the mood?

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house