Question

Sinking and Swaddled
by Beth Gilstrap

Ona walked for days, determined to find safety on higher ground. If she read her instruments correctly, she was adjacent to a national forest. The public would not stand for the sinking of a national forest so when she found a slate bungalow, she settled there. Though two walls were missing, she concluded it was due to wind and rain and the birch tree that had swindled its way up and through the middle of the sweet, abandoned home. It wasn’t sinking.

Use the paragraph to answer the question. What central idea is conveyed by the use of sensory and kinesthetic imagery in the sentence? (1 point)

📝 Answer Choices
( ) Ona will only stay briefly in an abandoned bungalow because it is missing two walls.

( ) Ona is worried about the damage she sees at the bungalow and suspects it will decay further.

( ) Ona finds a bungalow that is falling apart but feels safer there than where she was before.

( ) Ona does not want to stay at the damaged bungalow she finds on her way to the national forest.

Answer 1

(X) Ona finds a bungalow that is falling apart but feels safer there than where she was before.

Explanation: She settles in despite missing walls and interprets the damage as from wind, rain, and a birch tree rather than sinking, showing she chooses safety over perfection.