Question

Ahead of him, the beach was covered with stones, their hard outsides rubbed off and smoothed so that they glowed as the waves gathered them up and down. The granite ledges were streaked by a thousand shades of gray and silver, separated by slices of pink quartz that glowed like happiness. And the pines! The pines threw their roots around the shore's boulders, grappling with the living rocks and wrestling them into position.

–Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,
Gary D. Schmidt

Which description of the setting reveals that Turner is most comfortable on the beach?
“pink quartz that glowed like happiness”
“the beach was covered with stones”
“the pines threw their roots around”
“the granite ledges were streaked”

Answer 1

“pink quartz that glowed like happiness”

Step-by-step explanation:

The setting is described in a positive way. This shows that Turner is comfortable on the beach. Of the answer choices, the one that best shows his love of the beach is the description of the quartz glowing like happiness. The other lines taken out of context do not give any hint of comfort.

Answer 2

"pink quartz glowed like happiness" seems like the best option.