Question

select the correct answer.
read the following sentence from the excerpt.
(10) in my room i sat down and tried calmly to reason out the matter. here was i, theobald jack pansay, a well - educated bengal civilian in the year of grace 1885, presumably sane, certainly healthy, driven in terror from my sweethearts side by the apparition of a woman who had been dead and buried eight months ago.
which definition would best define apparition in the passage?
a. a ghostly figure
b. an unusual or unexpected sight
c. the act of becoming visible
d. phenomenon

Explanation:

To determine the best definition of "apparition" in the passage, we analyze the context: the woman was "dead and buried eight months ago," so the sight of her would be ghost - like. Option A ("a ghostly figure") fits this context as a ghostly figure would terrify someone, especially if the person was supposed to be dead. Option B is too general (an unusual sight doesn't capture the supernatural aspect), Option C refers to the act of becoming visible (not the figure itself), and Option D is too vague (phenomenon doesn't convey the ghostly nature).

Answer:

A. a ghostly figure