‘Senhor Jose got cold during the night. After having uttered those redundant useless words, here she is, he wasn’t sure what else he should do. It was true that, after long and arduous labours, he had managed, at last, to find the unknown woman, or rather, the place where she lay, a good six feet beneath an earth that still sustained him’
Jose Saramago: All the Names
What happens to the unknown woman in the passage above?
- She falls asleep
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She is dead
- She is awake
- She runs away
The correct answer is: B
Explanation
The passage implies that the unknown woman is dead. The phrase 'the place where she lay, a good six feet beneath an earth that still sustained him' is a common euphemism for being buried, which typically implies death. Therefore, the unknown woman is dead, not awake, asleep, or has run away.
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