Read the passage. The award-winning novel based on the life of Massimo Ponticello begins in medias res . The opening lines describe Massimo during an exciting adventure as a young man in Rome. Later chapters examine his childhood in Naples. The final chapters concern his heartbreaking later years in Sicily. Based on the context, what is the meaning of in medias res ?
The passage says the novel opens with Massimo already in the middle of an exciting adventure, then later goes back to his childhood. In medias res means “in the middle of things,” so choice C is correct.
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