Question

Based on the descriptive details of the setting, what can be inferred about the Tomb? It is not as bad a place as its name would suggest. It is cooler and more pleasant than the hot courtyard. It is dark and treacherous, while the courtyard is hot and sunny. It is a place from which no one ever emerges again

Answer 1

Answer:

It is dark and treacherous, while the courtyard is hot and sunny.

Explanation:

Francesco D'Adamo's novel "Iqbal," tells the story of a group of children forced to work as child laborers under the tyrant Hussain Khan. Narrated by Fatima, one of the small children narrates their life under Khan and how the arrival of Iqbal changed things, for he has a much stronger and tougher approach to their master.

In the given passage, we are told the description of the Tomb, and how it scared the children with its loud "bang" and "awful, terrifying sound". And the way it was perceived in the children's minds, leaving them unable to breathe all seems to suggest some form of a negative or scary impression on them.

Thus, the descriptive details in the passage suggest that the Tomb is a dark, treacherous underground place while the courtyard is hot and sunny.