Question

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Reread paragraph 8 of the story. Then answer the multiple-choice questions that
follow.
From "Icarus and Daedalus" by Josephine Preston Peabody
8 At first there was a terror in the joy. The wide vacancy of the air dazed them,-a
glance downward made their brains reel. But when a great wind filled their wings, and
Icarus felt himself sustained, like a halcyon-bird in the hollow of a wave, like a child
uplifted by his mother, he forgot everything in the world but joy. He forgot Crete and
the other islands that he had passed over: he saw but vaguely that winged thing in the
distance before him that was his father Daedalus. He longed for one draught of flight
to quench the thirst of his captivity: he stretched out his arms to the sky and made
towards the highest heavens.
Part A
The setting of paragraph 8 affects Icarus by -
Answer choices for the above question
1. making him feel excited to be home.
2. making him feel terrified from the great height.
3. making him feel bitter for being imprisoned for so long.
4. making him forget his father's warnings.

Answer 1

The correct answer for Part A is 2. The setting of paragraph 8 makes Icarus feel terrified from the great height. The passage describes how Icarus and his father Daedalus fly with wings they have made themselves. At first, Icarus is overwhelmed by the vastness of the sky and the height at which he is flying. He is afraid to look down, as it makes his brain reel. However, once he becomes more accustomed to flying and feels the wind supporting him, he forgets his fear and becomes lost in the joy of flight.

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