Question

purpose for reading: in this excerpt from laura hillenbrands unbroken, a soldier returns home from world war ii. during the war, he was held as a prisoner and abused both physically and emotionally for over two years. pay attention to how the author uses descriptive language and contrasting emotions to develop the mood of the passage.
excerpt from unbroken, by laura hillenbrand
(1) on an october afternoon, louie stepped out of an army car and stood on the lawn at 2028 gramercy avenue, looking at his parents house for the first time in more than three years.
(2) \this, this little home,\ he said, \was worth all of it.\
(3) as his parents and siblings filed into the house, louie paused, overcome by a strange uneasiness. he had to push himself to walk up the steps.
(4) the house was done up top to bottom for his homecoming. the surface of the dining room table was a traffic jam of heaping dishes. three years worth of christmas and birthday presents sat ready for
based on the context in paragraph 4, what does \inscribed\ most likely mean?
○ removed or erased
○ completed or filled
○ hidden or ignored
○ written or engraved

Explanation:

In the context of the passage, "inscribed" is used to describe the dining - room table being filled with items (a traffic jam of heaping dishes). "Completed or filled" best fits this context as it implies the table is full, similar to how something is filled or completed with objects. "Removed or erased" is the opposite of what the table's state (full) suggests. "Hidden or ignored" does not match the description of a table with many dishes on it. "Written or engraved" is too literal and not relevant to the description of the table's surface having dishes.

Answer:

Completed or filled