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Read paragraph 23.

"(23) 'Of course someone might cut them down. The boy lowered his voice; it seemed shameful to mention the perpetration of such a deed aloud. 'It would be terrible to hear them groan when the axe struck them. The young ones mightn't mind so much; but it would be bad for the grandfather trees who've been here from the beginning. Hannah says one would still hear them wailing on stormy nights."

How does this paragraph add tension to the passage?

This excerpt adds tension by:

A. introducing Hannah's feelings toward the trees that were on the property and contrasting them with his own.
B. explaining how the old trees would take on human qualities in reaction to being cut down.
C. using the term "grandfather trees" to describe the older trees that have been on the property a long time.
D. emphasizing how painful it would be for the boy and the trees if the trees were cut down.