Question 15 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the passage from The Odyssey - Elpenor . By night our ship ran onward toward the Ocean's bourne, the realm and region of the Men of Winter, hidden in mist and cloud. Never the flaming eye of Helios lights on those men at morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven; ruinous night being rove over those wretches. Which is the best paraphrase of the passage?
Answer
A
It’s always misty where the Men of Winter live.
B
It’s always sunny where the Men of Winter live.
C
It’s always dark where the Men of Winter live.
D
It’s always cloudy where the Men of Winter live.
Explanation
The passage says the sun never shines on the Men of Winter, either when it rises or when it sets. It also describes their land as covered by “ruinous night.” So the best paraphrase is that it is always dark where they live; it does not say that only clouds or mist block the sun.
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