Question

Question 1 of 10
Which excerpt from "The Chrysanthemums" foreshadows Elisa's feelings of
being trapped?
A. The country road ran along the dense bank of willows and cotton-
woods that bordered the river.
O B. On every side it sat like a lid on the mountains and made of the
great valley a closed pot.
O C. She looked toward the river road where the willow-line was still
yellow with frosted leaves so that under the high grey fog they
seemed a thin band of sunshine.
O D. The thick willow scrub along the river flamed with sharp and
positive yellow leaves.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. On every side it sat like a lid on the mountains and made of the great valley a closed pot.

Explanation:

By saying that her surroundings were like a closed pot, a place where you can´t escape John Steineck tries to make the reader know that she feels trapped there.