Read this excerpt from an autobiography. which sentence implies that the author is excited about wearing her cheerleading uniform? there was an extra spring in my step as i walked to school sporting my newly pressed cheerleading uniform. i could hear snickers coming from a few boys from the soccer team. “what a shame! ” called the captain, scotty. “the flag is missing from the flag pole today.” he looked over at me. with my blue uniform, white pom-poms, and fiery red hair, scotty concluded that i would be the perfect replacement. the joke was on them, though. they forgot about my three older brothers who played football.

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful