As Marcus scanned the jewelry cases, his eyes came to rest on an intricately wound necklace. The chain was delicate silver strands, fine as hair, woven together in a subtle, beautiful pattern. Hanging from the chain shimmered a spiral, also made of exquisitely thin silver threads, and arranged in the center were several small lustrous onyx stones. He was stunned at the ,begin underline,meticulous,end underline, craftsmanship that must have been required to fashion such a painstaking work. The artisanship of its maker was clearly unequaled. He knew instinctively that his mother would love it.
Question
Tim read this paragraph. When he came across the word ,begin emphasis,meticulous,end emphasis,, he decided it must mean "amazing."
Is Tim's understanding of ,begin emphasis,meticulous,end emphasis, correct?
Answer options with 4 options
1.
No, because the passage indicates that "meticulous" is used to describe very tiny objects.
2.
No, because the context explains that the necklace was made with great attention to detail.
3.
Yes, because most of the passage is describing how fantastic Marcus thinks the necklace is.
4.
Yes, because most of the passage gives details about how Marcus admires objects of amazing quality.