In “Excerpt from Looking Backward from 2000 to 1887,” the author writes the opening scene to purposely evoke a sense of mystery. Which excerpt from the passage does NOT indicate the narrator's confusion about his current circumstances?

the answer should be b.

explanation:

it should be b because she researched before writing so it would be in past tense. "the author researches her subject before she had written the first draft.

in my opinion, ap calculus was the most difficult. i often struggled with it a lot. however, i have gotten a lot better.

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)