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From the Caves by Thea Prieto Sky and Mark lower Tie gently to the slanted floor of the tunnel. In the slim and jagged passageway, halfway into the pitch dark of the sleeping chamber, Tie, Mark, and Sky suck the smoky air. Tie’s clenched body is too wide to rotate in the narrow space, so Mark has been carrying her backward through the tunnel, back-stepping in small, guarded shuffles. Their path also drops too sharply into the blackness for Tie to rest flat, so instead of laying her with her head pointed downward, Mark props her into a recline, her shoulder blades resting back against his. In this position, Mark can support all of Tie’s weight and Sky is relieved. There is only sound, scent, and touch in the tunnel’s darkness, and Tie’s new smell is worrying, her rapid breaths make his chest thump acid, make his muscles braid. When it is safe to release Tie’s legs, Sky scrambles away, forcing his breath to slow while wiping sweat from his grainy eyes. The fast stabbing in his ribs lessens as he pulls air deeply through his nose, and his shivering body calms when he releases air slowly through his mouth. As his blood begins to steady, he hears Tie matching his breath. He reaches out to her knees again and feels her body slowly loosening its grip. Excerpt from "From the Caves". © 2021 Thea Prieto. Published by Red Hen Press Use the passage to answer the question. Which quotation from the text creates a claustrophobic mood? (1 point) Responses “In the slim and jagged passageway, halfway into the pitch dark of the sleeping chamber, Tie, Mark, and Sky suck the smoky air.” “In the slim and jagged passageway, halfway into the pitch dark of the sleeping chamber, Tie, Mark, and Sky suck the smoky air.” “He reaches out to her knees again and feels her body slowly loosening its grip.” “He reaches out to her knees again and feels her body slowly loosening its grip.” “When it is safe to release Tie’s legs, Sky scrambles away, forcing his breath to slow while wiping sweat from his grainy eyes.” “When it is safe to release Tie’s legs, Sky scrambles away, forcing his breath to slow while wiping sweat from his grainy eyes.” “Their path also drops too sharply into the blackness for Tie to rest flat, so instead of laying her with her head pointed downward, Mark props her into a recline, her shoulder blades resting back against his.” “Their path also drops too sharply into the blackness for Tie to rest flat, so instead of laying her with her head pointed downward, Mark props her into a recline, her shoulder blades resting back against his.” Skip to navigation

Answer 1

The quotation that creates a claustrophobic mood is: “In the slim and jagged passageway, halfway into the pitch dark of the sleeping chamber, Tie, Mark, and Sky suck the smoky air.”

This line emphasizes the confined space and the darkness surrounding the characters, contributing to a sense of suffocation and unease.