Which statement best describes the tone of this passage?

the little farmers watched debt creep up on them like the tide. they sprayed the trees and sold no crop, they pruned and grafted and could not pick the crop.

a. the author uses the word "creep" to emphasize that debt is sinister.
b. the author feels frustrated for the farmers.
c. the author uses descriptive words to show what the farmers have done.
d. the author repeats words and employs parallelism.

Atahualpaemperor of the inca empire who rose to the throne after winning a civil war between him and his brother.  -he refused to become a spanish vassal or christian.-francisco pizarro kidnapped him and demanded a huge ransom.  -pizarro's secretary described him as "a man of thirty years, good-looking and poised, somewhat stout, with a wide, handsome, and ferocious face, and the eyes flaming with blood."-after the ransom was paid, atahualpa was killed by pizarro

The answer is d, when mathilde realizes she has lost the necklace. hope this . : ) good luck. ; )