Read through the paragraph from Anton Chekhov's short story "The Lottery Ticket."
Ivan Dmitritch thought of her relations. All those wretched brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles would come crawling about as soon as they heard of the
winning ticket, would begin whining like beggars, and fawning upon them with oily, hypocritical smiles. Wretched, detestable people! If they were given
anything, they would ask for more; while if they were refused, they would swear at them, slander them, and wish them every kind of misfortune.
How does the bold-faced simile add to the mood of the paragraph?
O It creates an image for the reader
It builds tension in the reader
O It keeps the reader engaged
O It hints something to the reader