Question

he looked at me for a long time, stroking his beard, then he said at last, \yes. it is time.\ that night, in the house of the priesthood, i asked for and received purification. my body hurt but my spirit was a cool stone. it was my father himself who questioned me about my dreams. he bade me look into the smoke of the fire and see—i saw and told what i saw. it was what i have always seen—a river, and, beyond it, a great dead place and in it the gods walking, i have always thought about that. his eyes were stern when i told him he was no longer my father but a priest. he said, \this is a strong dream.\ --\by the waters of babylon,\ stephen vincent benét which details establish the setting in this passage? check all that apply. ☐ \stroking his beard\ ☐ \in the house of the priesthood\ ☐ \my spirit was a cool stone\ ☐ \i saw and told what i saw\ ☐ \a river... a great dead place\ ☐ \his eyes were stern\

Explanation:

To determine which details establish the setting, we analyze each option:

• "stroking his beard": Describes an action, not setting.
• "in the house of the priesthood": Provides a location, establishing setting.
• "my spirit was a cool stone": Describes internal state, not setting.
• "I saw and told what I saw": Describes an action, not setting.
• "a river... a great Dead Place": Provides a location/landscape, establishing setting.
• "his eyes were stern": Describes a character's expression, not setting.

Answer:

• "in the house of the priesthood"
• "a river... a great Dead Place"