Question

read the passage. there are several questions about this passage.
a complicated campaign
1
i notice that youre not a native to these parts, and, furthermore, that you are ogling the many campaign signs remaining along the streets of our tidy town. seeing as how you are unacquainted with our colorful local lore, i will endeavor to enlighten you.
2
now it wasnt but one year or so ago when all the shenanigans commenced. the town council had elected to create a new mayoral position, largely a figurehead, mind you, but an impressive - sounding one nonetheless. there were a number of aspirants wanting to throw their headgear into the ring, but the race soon narrowed down to a few promising candidates. among them were ryan and blakely douglass, who enjoyed a warm fraternal relationship, or, as you might also put it, were brothers.
3
anyone who knows the douglass boys - and everyone around here does - knows that they have a complicated and ever - changing relationship. you ask anyone around here about the brief but memorable days of the douglass brothers general store, or the douglass brothers trash removal service, or the douglass brothers consultation company for all matters related to business affairs. those brothers are always starting ventures as the best of friends, and ending them just as quickly as sworn enemies. but if theres a solitary thing you can count on in this world, its that the douglass brothers, like two stubborn mules, will always end up standing side by side again.
4
if there is not one but two things you can count on, the other is the douglass pride. it tends to start at the head, with all sorts of high - minded notions of self - importance, and then it winds up just under the feet, where it trips a person up mighty quick. and its the famous douglass pride that almost split up those two brothers for good in the recent election.
5
to be sure, matters were already strained between the brothers when
read the sentence and the dictionary entry.
\the day after that, each brother announced that his campaign coffer was bare.\ (paragraph 12)
dictionary
coffer (köf er) n.

1. a secure box
2. a treasury or stash of money
3. a part of a floating dock
4. a depression in a ceiling or wall

which definition of coffer is used in the sentence?
○ 1. definition 1
○ 2. definitio
○ 3. definition 3
○ 4. definition 4

Explanation:

To determine the correct definition of "coffer" in the sentence, we analyze the context. The sentence is about a campaign, and "campaign coffer" being "bare" implies a lack of money for the campaign. Definition 2 is "a treasury or stash of money", which fits the context of a campaign's financial resources. Definitions 1 (secure box), 3 (part of a floating dock), and 4 (depression in a ceiling/wall) do not relate to campaign finances.

Answer:

1. definition 2