Question

Which words best describe the tone of these lines from Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian?

Do you know why the Indian rain dances always worked? Because the Indians would keep dancing until it rained.
detached, inquisitive
curious, bitter
humorous, exaggerated
reverent, sincere

Answer 1

The words which best describe the tone of these lines from Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" are:

humorous, exaggerated

The idea that Indians love dancing is described in an exaggerated way because of the phrase "keep dancing until it rained"; expresses humor since it would mean the dancing caused the rain to occur and no stopping at all.