Read the following excerpt from Canto I of Dante's Inferno, in which the narrator realizes that he is lost:
Ah how hard it is to tell what it was like,
How wild the forest was, how dense and rugged!
To think of it still fills my mind with panic.
Which sentence best explains Dante's intended use of imagery in this
passage?
O A. The word "panic" suggests that the narrator fears for his soul
because he is so close to Hell.
O B. The narrator feels scared because he realizes that he is lost in a
deep, dark forest.
C. The words "rugged and dense" suggest that the narrator feels
claustrophobic because the forest is difficult to navigate.
O D. The word "wild" indicates that the narrator expects to be surprised
by the end of his journey.

Excerpt from the rainbow, chapter x (excerpt) d. h. lawrence then there was an outcry. mrs. brangwen would not have it; no, she would not. all her innate dignity and standoffishness rose up. then there was the vicar lecturing the school. "it was a sad thing that the boys of cossethay could not behave more like gentlemen to the girls of cossethay. indeed, what kind of boy was it that should set upon a girl, and kick her, and beat her, and tear her pinafore? that boy deserved severe castigation, and the name of coward, for no boy who was not a coward—etc., etc." from the textual evidence provided in this paragraph, what conclusions can the reader draw regarding the vicar? a) he favors boys over girls. b) he has no strong feelings. c) he supports mrs. brangwen's perspective entirely. d) he tends to be indulgent towards children's misbehavior.