12th grade mid year assessment (15) nor could the young bride any longer deny that a radiance was breaking through the mist and changing its dim hue to a dusky red, which continually grew more vivid, as if brilliant particles were interfused with the gloom. they saw the gleaming of water close at their feet and found themselves on the very border of a mountain - lake, deep, bright, clear and calmly beautiful, just as a ray of glory flashed across its surface. the adventurers looked whence it should proceed, but closed their eyes, with a thrill of awful admiration, to exclude the fervid splendor that glowed from the brow of a cliff impending over the enchanted lake. for the simple pair had reached that lake of mystery and found the long - sought shrine of the great carbuncle. he great carbuncle!\ cried a peevish voice behind them. \if you have found it, prithee point it out to me.\ they turned their heads, and there was the sneering man with his prodigious spectacles set carefully on his nose, staring now at the lake, now at the rocks, now at the distant masses of vapor, now right at the great carbuncle itself, yet seemingly as unconscious of its light as if all the scattered clouds were condensed about his person. assessment questions question 9 which of the following is the most likely interpretation of the quotation as if all the scattered clouds were condensed about his person? (paragraph 18) a. the mans vision is obscured. b. the man is attempting to clear his vision. c. a mysterious mist has obscured the man. d. storm clouds have settled around the man.

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12th grade mid year assessment (15) nor could the young bride any longer deny that a radiance was breaking through the mist and changing its dim hue to a dusky red, which continually grew more vivid, as if brilliant particles were interfused with the gloom. they saw the gleaming of water close at their feet and found themselves on the very border of a mountain - lake, deep, bright, clear and calmly beautiful, just as a ray of glory flashed across its surface. the adventurers looked whence it should proceed, but closed their eyes, with a thrill of awful admiration, to exclude the fervid splendor that glowed from the brow of a cliff impending over the enchanted lake. for the simple pair had reached that lake of mystery and found the long - sought shrine of the great carbuncle. 	he great carbuncle!\ cried a peevish voice behind them. \if you have found it, prithee point it out to me.\ they turned their heads, and there was the sneering man with his prodigious spectacles set carefully on his nose, staring now at the lake, now at the rocks, now at the distant masses of vapor, now right at the great carbuncle itself, yet seemingly as unconscious of its light as if all the scattered clouds were condensed about his person. assessment questions question 9 which of the following is the most likely interpretation of the quotation as if all the scattered clouds were condensed about his person? (paragraph 18) a. the mans vision is obscured. b. the man is attempting to clear his vision. c. a mysterious mist has obscured the man. d. storm clouds have settled around the man.

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# Brief Explanations:
The phrase "as if all the scattered clouds were condensed about his person" suggests that the man is unaware of the light of the Great Carbuncle, as if something is obscuring his perception. It implies that his vision or awareness is clouded rather than a literal obstruction by clouds or mist. Option A best captures this idea of his vision being obscured in a metaphorical sense for his lack of perception.
# Answer:
A. The man's vision is obscured.

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