Question

15.) Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

And so they killed the white man and tied his iron horse to their sacred tree because it looked as if it would run away to call the man’s friends.

What does the phrase “iron horse” most likely refer to here?
a. a bicycle
b. a donkey
c. a carriage
d. an automobile

Answer 1

D. An automobile
I took a screenshot of a Wikipedia page, in case you need it.

Answer 2

Answer:

A. A bicycle

Explanation:

First of all, it's the only thing that you can actually mount (or rather, the only think that looks like you're mounting when you're using) and is made of Iron. A donkey is not made of Iron, neither is a carriage. You also cannot mount an automobile. Therefore, the only correct answer is the Bicycle. It's something, made of metal, that you can "mount on" and use it to move faster. Because of that, you can see why they'd call it a Metal Horse.