Read the following description:
After the long winter, the children were released like freed
birds into the verdant outside, luxuriating in the freedom to
move at long last.
Which of the following sentences most clearly has the same tone as the
sentence above?
O
A. Despondent, Brian stared vacantly out the window after the cruel
figure of his former girlfriend.
B. Our new puppy surveyed the kitchen, and then gingerly stepped
forward, sniffing uncertainly.
C. The young man forced his feet toward the object of his crush, with
an awkward wave designed to seem casual, but that actually
suggested a robot dancing.
O
D. He felt the restorative sun on his face for the first time in years,
like a newborn foal experiencing everything for the first time.