Which details most reveal the setting of the passage? Select three options. “the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city” “rats are unclean, and there must have been many tribes of them” “in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened” “they had a very sweet taste” “the drink of the gods was strong and made my head swim”
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“Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon.” I found it at last in the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city. A mighty temple it must have been, for the roof was painted like the sky at night with its stars—that much I could see, though the colors were faint and dim. It went down into great caves and tunnels—perhaps they kept their slaves there. But when I started to climb down, I heard the squeaking of rats, so I did not go—rats are unclean, and there must have been many tribes of them, from the squeaking. But near there, I found food, in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened. I ate only the fruits from the jars—they had a very sweet taste. There was drink, too, in bottles of glass—the drink of the gods was strong and made my head swim. After I had eaten and drunk, I slept on the top of a stone, my bow at my side.”
Your question:
Which details most reveal the setting of the passage?
From the given options your answers must be option (1, 2 and 3).
“the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city”, rates are unclean and there must have been many tribes of them” and “in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened” are the passages that reveal the setting of the passage.
The three options which can reveal the setting of the passage most are following- “the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city”, rates are unclean and there must have been many tribes of them” and “in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened”. These statements of the passage reveal the setting of the passage mostly.