Question

the music throbbed in a voice of singular and delicate power; italian in the gallery far up beneath the ceiling, the meanest of the land in the boxes and the stalls, leaned indulgently forward, to be swept by this sweet storm of song. they yielded themselves utterly to the power of the triumphant debutante who was making \manassa\ the musical feast of the year, renewing to covent garden a reputation which recent lack of enterprise had somewhat forfeited. yet, apparently, not all the vast audience were hypnotized by the unknown and unheralded singer, whose stage name was almah. at the moment of the operas supreme appeal the eyes of three people at least were not in the thraldom of the singer. (from the judgment house by gilbert parker) this question has two parts. answer part a, and then answer part b. part a what does the word debutante mean in the last sentence of paragraph 1? 1. person producing a new sound 2. person making a first appearance 3. person creating a unique experience 4. person impressing a surprised audience part b which detail from the passage best supports the correct answer from part a? 1. \the most exalted of the land\ (paragraph 1) 2. \the musical feast of the year\ (paragraph 1) 3. \the unknown and unheralded singer\ (paragraph 2) 4. \the moment of the operas supreme appeal\ (paragraph 2)

Explanation:

"débutante" in the context refers to someone making their first public appearance. The detail "unknown and unheralded singer" supports this meaning.

Answer:

Part A: 2. person making a first appearance
Part B: 3. "the unknown and unheralded singer" (Paragraph 2)