He looked at me for a long time, stroking his beard, then he said at last, “yes. it is time.” that night, in the house of the priesthood, i asked for and received purification. my body hurt but my spirit was a cool stone. it was my father himself who questioned me about my dreams.

he bade me look into the smoke of the fire and see—i saw and told what i saw. it was what i have always seen—a river, and, beyond it, a great dead place and in it the gods walking. i have always thought about that. his eyes were stern when i told him he was no longer my father but a priest. he said, “this is a strong dream.”

–“by the waters of babylon,”

stephen vincent benét

which details establish the setting in this passage? check all that apply.

-“stroking his beard”
-“in the house of the priesthood”
-“my spirit was a cool stone”
-“i saw and told what i saw”
-“a river . . a great dead place”
-“his eyes were stern”

Letters B and E are the correct answers.

Explanation:

By the Waters of Babylon is a short story written by American Stephen Vincent Benét, it tells a story happening in the future, after the destruction of the industrial civilization. This story is narrated by the son of a priest.

In literature, setting refers to the time and place in which a story happens. Many things can be considered as a part of it, such as weather, historical periods, and descriptions about the place. The house of the priesthood is the place where purification happened, and a river... a great Dead Place gives details about the speaker's vision, so both are correct.

b&e

“in the house of the priesthood”

“a river . . . a great Dead Place”

Explanation:

first question's answer is   a. they felt bad for the kitten, and started feeling guilty for not it.

second question's answer is c. she was trying to prevent the kitten from further screaming.

third question's answer is a. the mother and aunt fran faced their fears of cats, from it.

hopefully this

each morning i wrote my name

on the dusty cabinet, then crossed

the dining table in script, scrawled

in capitals on the backs of chairs,

practicing signatures like scales

while mother followed squirting

linseed from a burping can