Read the sentence from the section "Teen Appeal."
Conquering a dismal future is empowering, especially when the teens have to rely on themselve
without having to answer to parents, teachers or other authoritarian figures.
How does using the word "empowering" affect the tone of the sentence above?
(A) It conveys the sense of fear and uncertainty that teens feel when they are reading dystopian novels.
It conveys a sense of freedom and hope about what teens are able to accomplish in dystopian novels.
(C)
conveys a sense of strength and power that authoritarian figures have over teens in dystopian novels.
(D) It conveys the sense of amusement and entertainment that teens feel after reading the ending of a
dystopian novel
(B)
