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Read the excerpt from "Time Enough at Last" by Lynn Venable. Answer the question that follows.


Henry walked across the slanting floor. Slipping and stumbling on the uneven surface, he made his way to the elevator. The car lay crumpled at the foot of the shaft like a discarded accordion.

Feeling sick, Henry staggered toward the stairway. The steps were still there, but so jumbled and piled back upon one another that it was more like climbing the side of a mountain than mounting a stairway.

What is the effect of the bolded simile in the passage?

It compares Henry's office to a mountain range.
It shows a similarity between the car and the stairs.
It tells you that Henry is a skilled mountain climber.
It makes the task of climbing the stairs seem daunting and difficult.

Answer 1

it makes the task of climbing the stairs seem daunting and difficult

the passage indicates how Henry is sick and the stairs seem like climbing a mountain which is very difficult for someone who is sick