Answer: C) Land near the track is lighted by the passing train.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's break down the phrase "Gullies washed with light."
First off, a gully is a type of terrain formed typically by flowing water.
Now lets look at the part of the phrase mentioning, "washed with light."
The gullies, also know as land-formation, is not actually washed with light. Washed with light means that there was a great amount of light source shining, specially on the gullies (land).
Now that we know what the phrase is specially talking about lets go through the answer choices.
A) A lighting storm flares over the mountains.
- A is incorrect, mountains are not gullies.
B) The sky grows pale with the appearance of dawn.
- B is incorrect, doesn't mention any land formations
C) Land near the track is lighted by the passing train.
- C is correct, and makes sense with the phrase. It mentions land (which correlates to gullies) and also highlights that the land was lightened by the passing train (which correlates with the part of the phrase, "...washed with light").
D) Flashlights in the windows illuminate the scenery.
- D is incorrect, doesn't mention any land formations.