"overall, the author would have been very successful at achieving his purpose if you were even slightly versed on the topic. unfortunately, i have no background in this topic, and i found the essay way too overwhelming to read." the tone of the passage above can be described as: a) detached b) defiant c) critical d) instructive

C) Critical.

Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. From the given options, the word that best describes the tone of the passage, is the corresponding to option C: critical, because the speaker is criticizing the essay by saying that it is "to overwhelming to read."

answer: the essay describes the experience of the english narrator, possibly orwell himself, called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in burma.

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i think the best answer would be d allowing 30 seconds between response would give time for what was already said to sink down in your mind.