Writing a Research-Based Argumentative Essay about a Debatable Topic — Unit test
Question 14 • CISD TX- Eng II B CR Nov 2026
Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon.”My father is a priest; I am the son of a priest. I have been in the Dead Places near us, with my father—at first, I was afraid. When my father went into the house to search for the metal, I stood by the door and my heart felt small and weak. It was a dead man's house, a spirit house. It did not have the smell of man, though there were old bones in a corner. But it is not fitting that a priest's son should show fear. I looked at the bones in the sh
Answer
B
By describing the details of a spirit house, he reveals why he gives in to his fear.
B
Because he is not able to show fear, he wishes that he were not a priest’s son.
D
Due to his upbringing, we see that he is prepared for whatever the future holds.
I
In describing his past, he shows that he will live up to his father’s expectations.
Explanation
Although he feels afraid in the dead man’s house, the narrator says it is not fitting for a priest’s son to show fear. This shows that he takes his role seriously and wants to meet the standards his father has set. The best choice is that, in describing his past, he shows he will live up to his father’s expectations.
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