Read the excerpt below from Virginia Reed’s memoir about her trip across the plains in the Donner Party. As you read, think about the mood expressed in this excerpt. Never can I forget the morning when we bade farewell to kindred and friends. The Donners were there, having driven in the evening before with their families, so that we might get an early start. Grandma Keyes was carried out of the house and placed in the wagon on a large feather bed, propped up with pillows. Her sons implored her to remain and end her days with them, but she could not be separated from her only daughter. We were surrounded by loved ones, and there stood all my little schoolmates who had come to kiss me good-by. My father with tears in his eyes tried to smile as one friend after another grasped his hand in a last farewell. Mama was overcome with grief.

What is the mood of this excerpt?

A)excited

B)sorrowful

C)determined

D)angry