TasmaniandevilQuestions1. It's obvious from this passage that the author's purpose is toa. state an environmental problemb. criticize an ideac. inform about a geographic locationd. describe a person or character2. The author's tone in this passage can best be described asb. mockingd. changirigc. uneasya. bitter3 The author's tone in the second paragraph is best described asC angryd. comicb. harda. factualThe author's tone in the final paragraph is best described asd. pessimisticc. criticala. bitter5. In the fourth paragraph, the author's purpose is toa. describe weather using an exampleb. praise weather with statisticsc. tell a story about weatherd. defend an idea about weatherb. comicalHobart, the state capital of Samaria