Question

Read the following short story excerpt, then answer the question that follows:

Alyssa looked perfect as she left for the prom. Although her dress and her make-up were beautiful, the weather was ugly. By the time she arrived, the wind and rain left her hair looking like Medusa's.

Based on the mythological allusion to Medusa, Alyssa's hair looked (5 points)

Group of answer choices

neat

wild

wet

dark

Answer 1

Wild

Step-by-step explanation:

Medusa had snakes as hair, so it's most likely wild.

Answer 2

Wild

Step-by-step explanation:

The story goes like this: Medusa was once a beautiful, priestess of Athena who was cursed for breaking her vow of celibacy. When Medusa had an affair with the sea god Poseidon, Athena punished her. ... She turned Medusa into a hideous hag, making her hair into writhing snakes and her skin was turned a greenish hue.

When Athena turned her hair into snakes you can assuemet was wild, it makes the most sense unless she has some type of conditinor that can work some real magic.