Then you don't have anything to be concerned about." mother lois maneuvered through the unusually heavy traffic. "i don't know where all the cars could have come from," she said. we both craned our necks, curious about all the unfamiliar cars and people. certainly there had never before been so many white people driving down the streets of our quiet, tree-lined neighborhood. –warriors don’t cry, melba pattillo beals what is the mood of the passage? sentimental and dreamy dark and depressing unsettling and suspenseful joyous and optimistic