Question

question 18 (1 point) which of the following options is the most likely meaning of the word scar as it is used in the following quotation from chapter 1? the fair - haired boy lowered himself down the last few feet of rock and began to pick his way toward the lagoon. all round him the long scar smashed into the jungle was a bath of heat. he was clambering heavily among the creepers and broken trunks when a bird, a vision of red and yellow, flashed upwards with a watch - like cry. a the scar is a jagged rocky ridge topped with lush tropical vegetation b the scar is an area of the jungle that has been nearly flattened by some catastrophe c the scar is the ugly mark on the beach left by a brutal tropical storm d the scar is a mark on the face of the fair - haired boy, a reminder of the crash that he survived e the scar is the name given to the stream which flows into the lagoon from the jungle

Explanation:

In the context, "scar" refers to an area in the jungle affected by some event. It is described as something that "smashed into the jungle", suggesting it is an area flattened by a catastrophe.

Answer:

B. The "scar" is an area of the jungle that has been nearly flattened by some catastrophe