Question

which of the following lines from once upon a time best supports the argument that the walls around the familys property symbolize fear and danger?

but every week there were more reports of intrusion: in broad daylight and the dead of night, in the early hours of the morning, and even in the lovely summer twilight a certain family was at dinner while the bedrooms were being ransacked upstairs.

there would be no way of climbing over it and no way through its tunnel without getting entangled in its fangs. there would be no way out, only a struggle getting bloodier and bloodier, a deeper and sharper hooking and tearing of flesh.

they sat about with their feet in the gutters, under the jacaranda trees that made a green tunnel of the street for it was a beautiful suburb, spoilt only by their presence - and sometimes they fell asleep lying right before the gates in the midday sun.

she said, i hope the cat will take heed... the husband said, dont worry, my dear, cats always look before they leap.

Explanation:

The second option describes the extreme danger (getting entangled in fangs, bloody struggle) associated with the walls around the property, which symbolizes fear. The other options do not directly link the walls to fear and danger.

Answer:

" There would be no way of climbing over it and no way through its tunnel without getting entangled in its fangs. There would be no way out, only a struggle getting bloodier and bloodier, a deeper and sharper hooking and tearing of flesh"