The answer to the given question above would be SUBJUNCTIVE. The answer for this is option B. Based on the given sentence above, given the sentence's underlined verb, the mood for this is subjunctive. Hope this answers your question. Have a great day ahead!
The answer to your question would be that the mood of the sentence's underlined verb is the following one: Subjunctive. That is, your answer would be B.
The selected sentence is an example of the use of the second conditional. The second conditional can describe an unreal situation with reference to the present.
A sophisticated and manipulative young London gentleman who comes to Coketown to enter politics as a disciple of Gradgrind, simply because he thinks it might alleviate his boredom.