Question

(23) the rest of the island was too thickly grown with (24) willows to make walking pleasant, but i made the tour, (25) nevertheless. from the lower end the light, of course, (26) changed, and the river looked dark and angry. only the (27) backs of the flying waves were visible, streaked with (28) foam, and pushed forcibly by the great puffs of wind (29) that fell upon them from behind. for a short mile it was (30) visible, pouring in and out among the islands, and then (31) disappearing with a huge sweep into the willows, which (32) closed about it like a herd of monstrous antediluvian (33) creatures crowding down to drink. they made me (34) think of gigantic sponge - like growths that sucked the
question 3.
question 4. in the third paragraph (lines 23 - 37), the narrator explains that the river disappeared from view because of the: a. flock of native animals drinking from the water. b. dim and obscure light at the lower end of the island. c. forceful winds that blew the waves into foamy puffs. d. dense and abundant plant life that concealed it.
question 5. which of the following does the narrator say made the island seem like it was moving?

Explanation:

Question 4 (about the river disappearing from view)

To solve this, we analyze each option against the text (lines 23 - 37). Line 23 says "The rest of the island was too thickly grown with..." and related descriptions. Option A: The text doesn't mention native animals drinking. Option B: The text says "From the lower end the light, of course" – no mention of dim light concealing. Option C: The text has "pushed forcibly by the great puffs of wind" but not about winds blowing waves into foam causing disappearance. Option D: "too thickly grown with..." and plant life descriptions match "dense and abundant plant life that concealed it". So D is correct.

Answer:

D. dense and abundant plant life that concealed it.

Question 5 (about what made the island seem moving)

(Note: Since the full text for Question 5's relevant lines isn't fully visible, but assuming from the context of the passage's descriptive style, likely related to the sponge - like growths or the crowding creatures. However, with the given partial text, if we assume the relevant line is (34) "think of gigantic sponge - like growths that sucked the..." or (33) "creatures crowding down to drink...", but without full context, if we follow the passage's imagery: the sponge - like growths or the moving - like effect from the creatures or plant life. But since the options aren't fully shown, if we assume the correct option relates to the sponge - like growths or the dense plant/creature movement. But with the given info, if we had to infer, likely the gigantic sponge - like growths or the crowding creatures creating a moving illusion. However, since the options are not fully provided in the user's image for Question 5, we can only note that the approach is to match the narrator's statement in the text to the options.

(If we assume the options were, for example, related to the sponge - like growths, the answer would be the option that matches the text's description of what made the island seem moving. But due to incomplete info, we can't fully answer Question 5 here. For Question 4, we have the answer as above.)