SAT English Practice Question

In the excerpt, the author provides evidence of the speaker’s disorientation in a variety of ways. For example, the speaker describes the “confusing” nature of the path and the “remarkable” undulation of the land. The speaker also acknowledges a lack of familiarity with the location, stating that they “no longer knew in what direction lay the sweet village of B——, where I had determined to stop for the night.” How does the writer provide a sense of the speaker’s confusion through their description of the environment?

1. A.familiarity with the setting.
2. B.disorientation with the setting.
3. C.desire to escape the setting.
4. D.ability to navigate the setting.