Read the following lines from the text:

And for lack of one of those ships, his hopes were ruined!

This line suggest Kenniston is

A desperate

B angry

C dramatic

D realistic

I think the answer is B. angry because without the ship his hopes were destroyed. It's not desperate because the ship was already ruined. It can't be dramatic because it's not sudden or striking. It can't be D because it doesn't really relate to being real.