Question

this is a sentence from Another Evening at the Club

The spectres of the eucalyptus trees ranged along the garden fence rocked before her gaze, with white egrets slumbering on their high branches like huge white flowers among the thin leaves

The author most likely compares the eucalyptus trees to spectres to suggest

a.) The woman is troubled by something
b.) a sense of mystery about the woman
c.) the woman is in imminent danger
d.) The fragile state of the woman's health

I'm super confused about this, and I'm going between a and b....Can someone explain to me what the right answer is and why??

Answer 1

Can someone please help!?!?!

Answer 2

A spectre is a ghost or a phantom, something to be feared. If the trees seem foreboding to her, what would that indicate about her state of mind? Trees are not threatening in any particular way, so they probably pose no immediate threat, do they? There is nothing in this quotation to indicate that her health isn't normal, is there? And I wonder if this passage, by itself, indicates anything mysterious about her life or her past, where she's from, what her name is, or any other mystery. But you have to figure it out for yourself.

Answer 3

D
C
A
B
B

Answer 4

@phoenix is correct i did it and got 100%

Answer 5

Those awnsers are all correct

Answer 6

Phoenix is correct