Multiple Choice Question
Read the paragraph.
The people walked in little groups toward the beach. They talked and laughed; some of them sang. There was a band playing down at Klein's hotel, and the strains reached them faintly, tempered by the distance. There were strange, rare odors abroad—a tangle of the sea smell and of weeds and damp, new–plowed earth, mingled with the heavy perfume of a field of white blossoms somewhere near. But the night sat lightly upon the sea and the land. There was no weight of darkness; there were no shadows. The white light of the moon had fallen upon the world like the mystery and the softness of sleep.
Why did the author most likely use the underlined phrase?
A.
to indicate the sea was well lit by the nearby town
B.
to portray a sense of calm and safety in the nighttime
C.
to say that the sky seemed to hover right above the sea and land
D.
to warn about looming danger
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin