Question

read the passage. there are several questions about this passage. 1 dark and deserted as it was, the night was full of small noises, song and chatter and rustling, telling of the busy little population who were up and about, plying their trades and vocations through the night till sunshine should fall on them at last and send them off to their well - earned repose. the waters own noises, too, were more apparent than by day, its gurglings and \cloops\ more unexpected and near at hand; and constantly they started at what seemed a sudden clear call from an actual articulate voice. 2 the line of the horizon was clear and hard against the sky, and in one particular quarter it showed black against a silvery climbing phosphorescence that grew and grew. at last, over the rim of the waiting earth the moon lifted with slow majesty till it swung clear of the horizon and rode off, free of moorings; and once more they began to see surfaces—meadows wide - spread, and quiet gardens, and the river itself from bank to bank, all softly disclosed, all washed clean of mystery and terror, all radiant again as by day, but with a difference that was tremendous. their old haunts greeted them again in other raiment, as if they had slipped away and put on this pure new apparel and come quietly back, smiling as they shyly waited to see if they would be recognised again under it. 3 fastening their boat to a willow, the friends landed in this silent, silver kingdom, and patiently explored the hedges, the hollow trees, the runnels and their little culverts, the ditches and dry water - ways. embarking again and crossing over, they worked their way up the stream in this manner, while the moon, serene and detached in a cloudless sky, did what she could, though so far off, to help them in their quest; till her hour came and she sank earthwards reluctantly, and left them, and mystery once more held field and river. 4 then a change began slowly to declare itself. the horizon became clearer, field and tree came more into sight, and somehow with a different look; the mystery began to drop away from them. a bird piped suddenly, and was still; this question has two parts. answer part a, and then answer part b. part a as used in paragraph 2, what is the meaning of the word raiment? 1. pleasant moods 2. elegant clothing 3. surprising weather 4. unfamiliar locations part b which phrase from paragraph 2 best supports the correct answer from part a? 1. \once more they began to see\ 2. \washed clean of mystery\ 3. \pure new apparel\ 4. \smiling as they shyly waited\

Explanation:

In Part A, "raiment" means clothing. Among the options, "elegant clothing" is the closest match. In Part B, "pure new apparel" is a phrase that is similar in meaning to "raiment" and supports the answer in Part A as "apparel" also refers to clothing.

Answer:

Part A: 2. elegant clothing
Part B: 3. "pure new apparel"