Question

They leaped into the canal water, and he let himself sink
down and down to the bottom like a golden statue and lie there
in green silence. All was water-quiet and deep, all was peace. He
felt the steady, slow current drift him easily
Read the selection in your Student Edition and choose the best answer to each question.

Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed
by Ray Bradbury

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Question 1
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A
What mood does paragraph 170 convey?

Responses

Confused
Confused

Tense
Tense

Eerie
Eerie

Forlorn
Forlorn
Question 2
Part B

Answer 1

Part A: Forlorn

Part B: The phrase "lie there in green silence" supports this—it emphasizes lonely, quiet isolation and a sad, solitary stillness.