The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A:

Read the sentence from paragraph 9.

To say the truth, in the joy of beholding the object of his desires, the terrible dragon had quite slipped out of Jason’s memory.

What is the meaning of the word beholding?

working toward; striving

attaching to; joining

listening to; hearing

looking upon; seeing

Part B

Part B:

Which excerpt from the text gives the BEST context clue for the meaning of beholding?

Gleaming among the venerable oaks, there was a radiance, not like the moonbeams, but rather resembling the golden glory of the setting sun. It proceeded from an object, . . .

Jason went onward a few steps farther, and then stopped to gaze. Oh, how beautiful it looked, . . .

An antelope, that probably mistook the yellow radiance for sunrise, came bounding fleetly through the grove.

Jason caught the fleece from the tree, and hurried through the grove, the deep shadows of which were illuminated as he passed by . . .