Question

hey 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

Answer 1

Eerie.

The language ("golden statue," "green silence," sinking down and lying still) creates an unnatural, otherworldly calm that feels strange and unsettling rather than simply peaceful.