Question

It can be inferred that the guest's anticipated "day's pleasure" (line 11733) centered around _________.

• A. his furthering his acquaintance with Sylvia
• B. his hearing the end of a tale that Sylvia has promised to finish for him
• C. his opportunity to make a carving from a petrified hemlock tree
• D. his opportunity to photograph a white heron in its natural habitat
• E. his opportunity to shoot a white heron

Answer 1

The correct option is E his opportunity to shoot a white heron

The white heron is central to the guest's "day's pleasure". That is what he had woken up for, and that is exactly what occupies his mind throughout the entire passage. Thus, option E is the correct answer. The statements of the options A,B,C and D are not of consequence to him as suggested by the text, and thus, are incorrect.