Question

the passage from \by the waters of babylon.\
which details from the text best support the analysis
was not dark. everywhere there were lights-lines
that the narrator is in awe of the city at night? select
-circles and blurs of light-ten thousand torches
three options.
not have been the same. the sky itself was alight
i could barely see the stars for the glow in the sky. i
\but it was not dark. everywhere there were lights.\
thought to myself \this is strong magic\ and trembled.
\i thought to myself this is a strong magic and
the was a roaring in my ears like the rushing of rivers.
trembled.\
as my eyes grew used to the light and my ears to the
\that was a sight indeed-yes, that was a sight: i
nd. i knew that i was seeing the city as it had been
could not have seen it in the body. my body would
when the gods were alive.
have died.\
that was a sight indeed-yes, that was a sight: i could
\everywhere went the gods, on foot and in chariots.\
have seen it in the body-my body would have died.
\it was magic what they could do-it was magic what
everywhere went the gods, on foot and in chariots-
they did.\
there were gods beyond number and counting and their
chariots blocked the streets. they had turned night to
day for their pleasure-they did not sleep with the sun.
the noise of their coming and going was the noise of the

Explanation:

• The first option shows the amazing sight of lights everywhere, which can inspire awe.
• The second option shows the narrator's physical reaction (trembling) and his perception of "strong magic", indicating awe.
• The third option shows that the sight was so extraordinary that the narrator felt his body could have died, which implies a sense of being in awe.
• The fourth option just describes the gods' movement and doesn't directly show awe at the city at night.
• The fifth option talks about what the gods could do but not specifically about the city at night inspiring awe.

Answer:

• "But it was not dark. Everywhere there were lights."
• "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."