Correct Answer:
C. Mourning
Correct answer: Mourning. A whoop expresses exuberance, and a keen (a wailing cry) expresses mourning.
Background: “Keen” can be a noun for a loud wailing lament for the dead.
- Joy: “Joy” is the feeling of exuberance, not of a keen.
- Anger: A keen is not a cry of anger.
- Fear: A keen is not a cry of fear.
Did you know? Whoop is a loud cry of excitement.
Memory trick: Whoop → joy; keen → grief.