The story is the first day of school question; how would you describe the mood at the end of the story
how the mood is conveyed

The mood at the end of the story is one of nervous hope and fear. The mother knows that her children going to a new school as an act of defiance against segregation is as brave as it is risky.. She is afraid and yet she chooses to go ahead with it because she knows how important it is for them as a community and race.

Explanation:

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.