A Bittersweet Day by Patricia Clements The girls gathered around the posted list of classmates who had made the basketball team. There were excited shouts of joy from girls who made the team and heartbroken dismay from girls who didn't. Mary walked dejectedly down the hall in tears .All of her friends had made the team, but she had not. How was she going to explain this to her dad?Basketball was their way of connecting with each other. Ever since the divorce. Mom never showed up for games, but Dad always did. What would happen to their ritual of eating fattening fast food after the game ? How would she find a way to talk to him about anything without basketball as a buffer?Would he be disappointed with her and see this as a failure? Up ahead, Mary saw her friends talking animatedly until they saw her.Their looks of pity were almost worse than their excitement. As she walked up to them, she hoped she could keep her composure. "Hey, Mary," said Jenna "How are you doing?" 10 The mood at the end of the story is A. pessimistiC. B. angry. C. depressed. D. hopeful. Reset Submi