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So many questions, so little time... If you want to read through the passage again,

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press pause and go for it. We'll hang out while you do.

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Overall, the author's attitude toward Kurt Cobain is one of...what?

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Here are the potential answers...

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Throughout the passage, our author writes

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admiringly about Cobain and his musical contributions...

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When a word starts with "dis," it generally means that the word has a negative connotation.

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So, we can get rid of (A) and (C) for sure. Now we ask ourselves: is the author actually

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"intense" in his adoration?

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Nah.

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The readers get a good sense of the Seattle scene in general, too, so bye bye (D)

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"Ambivalence" happens when a person doesn't

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really care about something all that much.

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The author expresses too much sympathy for his subject for this too be true, though.

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So (E) doesn't work either.

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Since the passage focuses on the tragedy of Cobain's too-early death, (B) is the best

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answer.

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Excuse us while we listen to our copy of Nevermind for a while.

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