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half a world away, mount tambora had exploded in indonesia, the largest volcanic eruption in human history. the explosion pumped so much ash and dust into the sky that the world temperature plummeted; drastically, for over a year. the sun turned red, crops failed, livestock died, rivers flooded with rain, snow covered the fields, lakes froze in the depths of summer and the birds did not sing. disease took thousands, starvation many thousands more. these were strange and scary times indeed, and there was not much for mary and her companions to do except sit indoors by the fire as the icy rain rapped at the window panes and lightning streaked through the dark sky. the three were all writers and had decided that the best way to spend such a dark and dreary summer was to hold a friendly competition: who could write the best ghost story?
frankenstein; or the modern prometheus, considered the first work of science fiction, tells the tale of an abominable monster created by a mad scientist who soon learns he cannot control his creation, and was written by mary shelley that cold, dark summer. times of uncertainty, great adversity or catastrophe change the way we look at the world. what once seemed like a bright and certain future becomes dark and secretive. we do our best to make sense of these anxieties the way we have always done when the world we thought we knew reveals itself to be unknowable.
the turned by nathan duck is licensed under cco.

1. what does the word abominable mean as it is used in the text? (paragraph 2)

a. pleasant to get along with
b. able to understand
c. revolting to look at
d. easy to talk to

Explanation:

The context of the text is about a dark, gloomy summer. The word "abominable" is used to describe the monster in Frankenstein. In such a context of darkness and horror (as the story is set in a dark summer with a gloomy atmosphere), "revolting to look at" fits best. The other options (A - pleasant to get along with, B - able to understand, D - easy to talk to) do not match the dark and horror - themed context of the story and the overall gloomy setting described in the paragraph.

Answer:

C. revolting to look at