Read the excerpt from "Beat Wheat," and then answer the following questions. The piano is some comfort in all this. I go to it and I forget the dust for hours, testing my long fingers on wild rhythms, but Ma slams around in the kitchen when I play and after a while she sends me to the store. Joe De La Flor doesn’t see me pass him by;he rides his fences, dazed by dust. I wince at the sight of his rib-thin cattle. But he’s not even seeing them. I look at Joe and know our future is drying up and blowing away with the dust.
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse

Which statement best describes how the tone of this passage impacts the mood?
answer choices
The sad tone of the speaker creates a feeling of sympathy in the reader.
The angry tone of the speaker creates a feeling of fear in the reader.
The surprised tone of the speaker creates a feeling of distrust in the reader.
The friendly tone of the speaker creates a feeling of warmth in the reader.