Question

Read this sentence from "The Most Dangerous Game" and answer the question.

His eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows. What can be best inferred by the narrator’s description of the in the passage above?
a. The chateau is situated in a remote area.
b. The sea had claimed the lives of countless sailors.
c. The chateau belonged to a rich general.
d. The chateau was haunted.

Answer 1

B the sea had claimed lives of countless sailors

Answer 2

b. When you read this, you immediately get an ominous feeling. Now, we can immediately eliminate a because it really has nothing to do with the emotions being displayed by the author. C can also be eliminated because nobody said anything about "a rich general". And D makes some sense, but it's just too general, like, "Oooo! So spooky! But why is it haunted?" The more ominous reason would be that it claimed many lives.
"Greedy Lips." Why would the author use the word "greedy" to explain being haunted. No, the author's talking greedy like greedy for lives. Lots of figurative language in there but ultimately B should be the correct answer!