Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon.” I found it at last in the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city. A mighty temple it must have been, for the roof was painted like the sky at night with its stars—that much I could see, though the colors were faint and dim. It went down into great caves and tunnels—perhaps they kept their slaves there. But when I started to climb down, I heard the squeaking of rats, so I did not go—rats are unclean, and there must have been many tribes of them, from the squeaking. But near there, I found food, in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened. I ate only the fruits from the jars—they had a very sweet taste. There was drink, too, in bottles of glass—the drink of the gods was strong and made my head swim. After I had eaten and drunk, I slept on the top of a stone, my bow at my side.

Which details most reveal the setting of the passage? Select three options.

A“the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city”
B“rats are unclean, and there must have been many tribes of them”
C“in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened”
D“they had a very sweet taste”
E“the drink of the gods was strong and made my head swim”

A. “the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city”

B. “rats are unclean, and there must have been many tribes of them”

C. “in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened”

Explanation:

In literature, the term setting refers to the time, space, and societal and cultural circumstances in which the plot of a story takes place.

The details that reveal the most about the setting of the given scene from By the Waters of Babylon are: the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city, rats are unclean, and there must have been many tribes of them, and in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened.

These details represented by options A, B, and C tell us about the location of the temple and its features. Options D and E don't tell us about the setting - they describe the food and drink the narrator enjoyed. This is why they are incorrect.

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free african americans were allowed to fight for the confederacy.

free african americans were allowed to enlist in the union army and navy.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to move to the north.

enslaved people in border states were allowed to become confederate citizens.