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The place where the hollow men are gathered is described as a(n) —

a.
hell of eternal torment
c.
dry, twilit limbo
b.
paradise of bliss
d.
everyday real world

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The answer is: C. dry, twilit limbo.

In the poem "The Hollow Men,! by T. S. Eliot, the men gather on the banks of a "tumid" river:

"In this last of meeting places


We grope together


And avoid speech


Gathered on this beach of the tumid river"

The men are close to one another without saying a word - they are unable to seek God's redemption. As a result, their souls are stranded betweel hell and heaven.

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