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Craft and StructureVery hardWord for a tone that hides feeling

Craft and Structure practice question

Her letters from the front are ____: she describes bombardments in the same even tone she uses for the weather, and only in the last one does the mask slip.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. dispassionateCorrect
  2. B. melodramatic
  3. C. incoherent
  4. D. affectionate

Answer: A. dispassionate

Bombardments like weather.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. melodramatic
Melodrama is the opposite of an even tone.
C. incoherent
An even tone is coherent.
D. affectionate
Affection is not the quality described.

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