Paul went on a hunger strike and was violently force-fed. Authorities confined her to a psychiatric ward in an effort to discredit her. On November 14, thirty women in the Workhouse Prison were beaten, threatened, and mistreated in what came to be known as the Night of Terror.
–The Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects,
Richard Kurin
Which words best describe the tone of the passage?
light and cheerful
disrespectful and condescending
calm and peaceful
serious and intense
