Everything that was essential seemed to be right there in the car with her. She lacked nothing. She even felt more compact and confident than usual. She was all there, and something else was there, too, in her heart, was it, or under her cheek? Anyhow, it was about her somewhere, that warm sureness that sturdy little companion with who she shared a secret. What tone is created by personifying Thea's sureness?
A
a jovial tone
B
a reflective tone
C
an intimate tone
D
an optimistic tone

so are we writing a song for you or are we making characters for you.

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.