Question

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 opening. there was a cake with welcome home louie inscribed in the icing. in the garage sat louies beige plymouth convertible, just as he had left it.
(5) the family ringed around louie, babbling, eager to look at him and touch him. anthony and louise smiled, but there was a cast to their eyes a tension that had never been there before. what louie
based on the context in paragraph 4, what does \inscribed\ most likely mean?
removed or erased
hidden or ignored
written or engraved
completed or filled

Explanation:

The word "inscribed" in the context of a cake with "Welcome Home Louie" written on it (as cakes often have messages written or engraved on them) implies a form of writing or engraving. "Completed or filled" doesn't fit as it's about a message. "Hidden or ignored" is incorrect as the message is visible. "Removed or erased" is the opposite of what's described. So, it's related to writing/engraving.

Answer:

Written or engraved