Question

Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon.”

Answer 1

Answer: • "I thought to myself ‘This is a strong magic’ and trembled.”

• “That was a sight indeed—yes, that was a sight: I could not have seen it in the body—my body would have died.”

• “It was magic what they could do—it was magic what they

Explanation:

The details from the text that best support the analysis that the narrator is in awe of the city at night include:

• "I thought to myself ‘This is a strong magic’ and trembled.”

• “That was a sight indeed—yes, that was a sight: I could not have seen it in the body—my body would have died.”

• “It was magic what they could do—it was magic what they did.

The options above that are chosen indicates how the narrator felt about the city at night.