Question
Read the passage.
in this excerpt a ship anchors in a remote harbor off the coast of Chile. The captain. Amasa Delano, learns that another ship. the San Dominick.
has entered the same harbor. He uses a telescope to examine this second ship more closely.
from Benito Cereno
The morning was one peculiar to that coast. Everything was mute and calm: everythins gray. The sea, though undulated into long roods of
Swells, seemed fixed, and was sleeked at the surface like waved lead that has cooled and set in the smelter's mould. The sky seemed a gray
surtout. Flights of troubled gray fowl. kith and kin with flights of troubled gray vapors among which they were mixed, skimmed low and fitfully
over the waters, as swallows over meadows before storms. Shadows present foreshadowing deeper shadows to come.
To Captain Delanos surprise the stranger viewed through the glass. showed no colors: though to do so upon entering a haven, however
How does the mood of the passage affect the reader's understanding of plot?
1. The unchanging quality of the sea creates a mood of stillness, emphasizing the peace and tranquility of the captain's life on the sea.
O2. The emphasis on strange and unusual circumstances establishes a mood of fearfulness, revealing the captain's alarm about the
stranger.
O3 The isolated setting and gray imagery produce a mood of loneliness, implying that the captain struggles to trust his crew despite his
gOod nature.
4. The imagery of troubled birds and the gloomy weather contribute to a mood of suspense, suggesting thata conflict will occur
between the captain and the stranger.
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Answer
The mood of the passage is option 4: The imagery of troubled birds and the gloomy weather contribute to a mood of suspense, suggesting that a conflict will occur between the captain and the stranger.