What type of mood is established in the beginning of the story? what determine that sense of feeling? about the monkeys paw btw

Bleh ive read this about a month ago. i think at the beggining it was introducing the settings as a darky and stormy felling outside, with the general, a family, and some other people all inside with a fire and coffee. i guess the settings is like a cozy yet tense feeling, since the general starts talking about his journy of the monkeys paw. if u want me to elaborate more or if u need more help, just ask.

The crrect answer is :

"We learn through the experiences of the characters we read about, Coke says."  

"Because we empathize, or feel what others are feeling, we expand our understanding of other people in other situations. We are also bothered by our own misfortunes."

Explanation:

Of all the lines that the text has, these two are indicated to be used as evidence that supports the idea that reading is good for health.

The benefits that stand out are the learning that we can have from the characters we read about, and the understanding of the rest of the people by empathizing with them and putting ourselves in the shoes of the other.

That is why these two are the correct answers.