One would think now that she was living in Chicago, in the same city as her [favorite son]

Inocencio, the Grandmother would find happiness. But no, that wasn't the case. The

Grandmother was meaner than ever. She was unhappy. And didn't know she was unhappy,

the worst kind of unhappiness of all. As a result, everyone was in a hurry to find her a house

of some sort. A bungalow, a duplex, a brownstone, an apartment. Something, anything,

because the Grandmother's gloominess was the contagious kind, infecting every member of

the household as fiercely as the bubonic plague.

The figurative language in lines 5 through 7

establishes a tone of

(1) loneliness (3) desperation

(2) confusion (4) shame

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Evan Juarez

21 October, 10:21

One would think now that she was living in Chicago, in the same city as her [favorite son]

Inocencio, the Grandmother would find happiness. But no, that wasn't the case. The

Grandmother was meaner than ever. She was unhappy. And didn't know she was unhappy,

the worst kind of unhappiness of all. As a result, everyone was in a hurry to find her a house

of some sort. A bungalow, a duplex, a brownstone, an apartment. Something, anything,

because the Grandmother's gloominess was the contagious kind, infecting every member of

the household as fiercely as the bubonic plague.

The figurative language in lines 5 through 7

establishes a tone of

(1) loneliness (3) desperation

(2) confusion (4) shame

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Maxim Barrera · Answer 1

Desperation

Explanation:

The family had become so desperate to find alternative accommodation for Grandmother so that they could live separately from her. They were so desperate that they had become non selective. They were in a state of despair and had to look for accommodation in a rush taking risks in doing so. They just wanted to get rid of her because she was extremely unhappy and as a result making everyone around her unhappy as well