Question

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”

Answer 1

Answer:

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.

Answer 2

In the house of the priesthood establishes the setting