Read this text trailer about the story of Cinderella. Life is not easy when you live with an evil stepmother. Cinderella spends each day doing chores, wishing for the carefree life of her stepsisters. Is there a way to escape the drudgery? When the prince announces a ball, Cinderella longs to go, but her stepmother won’t allow it. Can Cinderella find a way? Is there someone out there who could lend her a hand—or even a magic wand? What is the tone of this trailer? A. serious B. humorous C. mysterious D. educational

The tone is characterized as the attitude or perspective that an author adopts to express his/her content. In the given trailer, the author has adopted a mysterious tone in order to show the poor condition of Cindrella living under her 'stepmother.' A feeling of the puzzle is displayed through the frequent questions which leave the readers' riddled and wondering that whether Cinderella would be able to escape from the tyranny or not. Thus, option C is the correct answer.