Read the following excerpt from the way to rainy mountain by n. scott momaday: winter brings blizzards, hot tornadic winds arise in the spring, and in summer the prairie is an anvil's edge. the grass turns brittle and brown, and it cracks beneath your feet. there are green belts along the rivers and creeks, linear groves of hickory and pecan, willow and witch hazel. at a distance in july and august the steaming foliage seems almost to writhe in fire. great green and yellow grasshoppers are everywhere in the tall grass, popping up like corn to sting the flesh . . which phrase in the passage most strongly contributes to its overall tone? a. linear groves of hickory b. popping up like corn c. willow and witch hazel d. foliage seems to writhe in fire

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Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?

Which description provides the best objective summary of the article in the passage?