How does the metaphor in this excerpt affect the tone of the passage? His amazement amused Regina. In her mind, Regina imagined that Jamal was a long-ago forty-niner discovering an overlooked gold nugget at the height of the California gold rush. Jamal tightly held onto his collection. Each comic book was a gleaming nugget, and he was reluctant to let any of them out of his sight.

It creates a whimsical tone because of Regina's vivid imagination.

It creates an uneasy tone because of Jamal's tight grip on the collection.

It creates a light-hearted tone because of Jamal's amazed reaction to the comics.

It creates a tender tone because of Regina's joy at seeing her brother's happiness.