Part A Read the sentence from paragraph 4.

Then he turned to the two others who were following him and spoke to them in a strange and very sweet and liquid tongue.

What does the phrase liquid tongue suggest about the creature?

A.
His voice makes damp or wet sounds.

B.
His words flow into each other.

C.
His voice sounds like moving water.

D.
His words have no real meaning.

Part B
Which detail from paragraph 6 helps the reader understand the meaning of the phrase liquid tongue?

A.
“'. . . no effort to communicate . . .'”

B.
“'. . . stood round me smiling . . .'”

C.
“'. . . speaking in soft cooing notes . . .'”

D.

“'. . . imitating the sound of thunder.'”