Question

part a
read the following paragraph from \the feather pillow.\
alicia looked at him confusedly; she looked at the carpet, she looked at him once again, and after a long moment of stupefied confrontation, she regained her senses. she
smiled and took her husbands hand in hers, caressing it, trembling for half an hour.
in this passage, what is the likeliest meaning of stupefied? base your answer on context.
a. weak
b. dazed
c. loving
d. frightened
part b
which group of words from the paragraph is the context clue that most clearly supports the answer to part a?
a. she looked at him once again
b. after a long moment
c. she regained her senses
d. caressing it, trembling

Explanation:

• Part A: The word "stupefied" implies a state of being dazed or in a trance - like condition. The description of Alicia "looked at him confusedly...for half an hour" and then "after a long moment of stupefied confrontation, she regained her senses" suggests that during that "long moment", she was in a state similar to being "dazed".
• Part B: The phrase "after a long moment" in the text is the context clue that supports the idea of the stupefied (dazed) state in Part A. It indicates a period of time where she was in that particular state before regaining her senses.

Answer:

• Part A: B. dazed
• Part B: B. after a long moment