Read the excerpt from "The Ballad of Reading Gaol [Jail]” by Oscar Wilde.The moaning wind went wandering roundThe weeping prison-wall:Till like a wheel of turning-steelWe felt the minutes crawl:O moaning wind! what had we doneTo have such a seneschal [steward]?At last I saw the shadowed barsLike a lattice wrought in lead,Move right across the whitewashed wallThat faced my three-plank bed,And I knew that somewhere in the worldGod's dreadful dawn was red.
Answer
A
fears the arrival of morning.
B
has not slept well during the night.
C
needs shelter from the wind.
D
feels confused about where he is.
Explanation
The speaker watches the shadows of the prison bars move across the wall as the night passes, then recognizes that dawn is coming. Calling it “God’s dreadful dawn” makes morning seem frightening rather than welcome, so he fears its arrival. The excerpt does not mainly suggest that he is confused about his location or needs protection from the wind.
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