Today I feel only dread. I’m sweating again—my cheeks are flushed. I thought I would feel relieved to be back in civilization, to be rescued from certain death, but instead, seeing the town and the men rushing about on the dock, the boats and sails and horse-drawn wagons, I’m struck again by what we have just endured. I want to find Daniel, see his face, know that he remembers too, but he’s tunneled down beneath the blankets like a mole.

Question

A. Daniel has tunneled down to hide under the blankets.
B. The narrator wants to share a moment with Daniel.
C. The narrator expected to feel relieved but does not.
D. They have both recently escaped from certain death.

Answer 1

All four options reflect different aspects of the paragraph, but the most relevant points are:

C. The narrator expected to feel relieved but does not.
D. They have both recently escaped from certain death.

C emphasizes the narrator's feelings of dread despite the return to civilization, while D highlights the trauma they have recently experienced together. Options A and B capture specific details but are less central to the overall emotional context presented in the paragraph.