Problem: In paragraph 7, the writer's diction in the line "They had learned the art of survival-cooperation, and orderliness, laced with hypocrisy and covered with suppression" serves to establish a
(A) critical and patronizing tone toward traditional education systems
(B) dismissive tone when discussing parenting in the 1970s
(C) nostalgic tone reflecting on the evolving lives of elementary students
(D) despairing and hopeless tone about society's shifting values
(E) darker tone admitting the trade-offs of compliance for survival