Which quotation from the passage best reveals how the monks are affected by the Father Superior's description of the "evils" in town?
A. "as the monks listened to him they felt that their souls were spell-bound by his inspiration." (Paragraph 2)
B. "The monks noticed that he looked greatly aged and had grown thinner; his face looked exhausted and wore an expression of profound sadness" (Paragraph 10)
C. "with a tear-stained face and with an expression of grief and indignation, he began telling them of what had befallen him during those three months." (Paragraph 12)
D. "the monks, petrified, greedily drank in his words and gasped with rapture." (Paragraph 14)
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The quotation that best reveals how the monks are affected by the Father Superior's description of the "evils" in town is:
D. "the monks, petrified, greedily drank in his words and gasped with rapture." (Paragraph 14)
This choice indicates a strong emotional response from the monks, suggesting that they are deeply impacted by the Father Superior's words about the evils in town.
