Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon."
But it was not dark. Everywhere there were lights-
lines of light circles and blurs of light-ten thousand
torches would not have been the same. The sky itself
was alight--you could barely see the stars for the glow
in the sky. I thought to myself "This is strong magic"
and trembled. There was a roaring in my ears like the
rushing of rivers. Then my eyes grew used to the light
and my ears to the sound. I knew that I was seeing the
city as it had been when the gods were alive.
That was a sight indeed-yes, that was a sight: I could
not have seen it in the body--my body would have
died. Everywhere went the gods, on foot and in
chariots-there were gods beyond number and
counting and their chariots blocked the streets. They
had turned night to day for their pleasure--they did not
sleep with the sun. The noise of their coming and
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Which details from the text best support the analysis
that the narrator is in awe of the city at night? Select
three options
© 'But it was not dark. Everywhere there were lights."
O ' thought to myself 'This is a strong magic' and
trembled."
• 'That was a sight indeed-yes, that was a sight: I
could not have seen it in the body--my body would
have died."
© 'Everywhere went the gods, on foot and in chariots."
© 'It was magic what they could do--it was magic
what they did."
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