What is the tone created by the use of the words drastic and distressing in the following lines? “For Ashima, migrating to the suburbs feels more drastic, more distressing than the move from Calcutta to Cambridge had been.”

A. Alarming
B. Unhappy
C. Apathetic
S. Worrisome

D

Explanation:

Keywords: Distressing, drastic

If we take into account the meaning of Distressing, it means to be quite stressed out about a situation. Ashima seems pretty nervous and worried to move!

These are the correct options, in my opinion. A. The ending is inspiring in contrast to the beginning. The beginning is calm and toned down. The speaker is sorry to hear the young Negro underrate his own racial identity, but there is no solution yet. On the other hand, the conclusion is exulted, lively, and defiant. It offers an inspiring solution, calling upon Negro artists to finally climb that mountain and get free of their inherent prejudices about themselves. D. The ending revisits a quote that was used in the beginning. This quote is from the young Negro poet: "I want to be a poet--not a Negro poet," and it represents the wish of the middle-class Negroes to blend into American standardized society, denying their own identity.