What word best describes the mood of the scene in Miss Hopley's Office

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But on an april morning in 1959, i heard a mother of four, having coffee with four other mothers in a suburban development fifteen miles from new york, say in a tone of quiet desperation, “the problem.” and the others knew, without words, that she was not talking about a problem with her husband, or her children, or her home. suddenly they realized they all shared the same problem, the problem that has no name. which best describes the connotation of the word “desperation”? negative, because the woman is feeling confused negative, because the woman is expressing hopelessness positive, because the woman is expressing herself positive, because the woman and the mothers are in agreement

8) this map shows the population density of india. the redder the area, the higher the concentration of the population. which is the most likely reason for the high population density in the northeastern part of india? a) there is little pollution there b) the ganges river is in the region c) most of the factories are located in that region d) most people want to live close to the himalaya mountains