Read the passage excerpts and select the most appropriate tone from the drop-down menu.
"I had the strongest desire to see Baltimore. Cousin Tom . . . had inspired me with that desire by his eloquent description of the place." (Frederick Douglass, A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass).
✔ formal
"So what were my childhood dreams? You may not agree with this list, but I was there." (Randy Pausch, Last Lecture).
✔ humorous
"Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing, not alone for himself, but for every tidewater dog" (Jack London, The Call of the Wild).
✔ suspenseful
