Read the passage below from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and answer the question.

If strong ideas and actions offend you, read no more.

Excerpts from The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, copyright © 1990 by Avi. Used by permission of Brandt and Hochman Literary Agents, Inc. All rights reserved.

This passage suggests that the tone of the story will be:

informal
serious
humorous
light hearted

The passage introducing the test above indicates that the tone of the story will be serious. In most passages, the introductory words serve as a means of telling the reader what he can expect from the passage. It is worded as a warning to the reader that the text will contain views that might be unacceptable to the reader.

This shows that the passage will not be humorous, informal, or light-hearted rather, it will contain views that are strongly worded and ideas that might be offensive to the reader.