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Read these lines: "We perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the north, at the distance of half a mile; a being which had the shape of a man, but apparently of gigantic stature, sat in the sledge and guided the dogs. We watched the rapid progress of the traveller with our telescopes." According to the quoted lines, what did the crew see?
AA wrecked ship being crushed by the ice
BA group of hunters walking beside a boat
CA huge man-shaped figure driving a dog sledge
DA team of dogs running with no driver
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A huge man-shaped figure driving a dog sledge
1. 1. The quoted lines name a sledge drawn by dogs, half a mile off.
2. 2. Seated in it is a being with the shape of a man but of gigantic stature.
3. 3. That being is guiding the dogs, so the sledge is not driverless.
4. 4. No wreck and no party on foot appear anywhere in the lines.
_Source: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818)_
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