5. What impact does the author's choice of the words "monstrous" (Paragraph 3) and "monster" (
(commonlit “THE REEF”)

O A These words depict the reef as ugly and undesirable,
foreshadowing the lack of treasures Jimmy Tom will
find there.
OB These words emphasize the dangers Jimmy Tom
imagines exist in the reef thanks to memories of his
father's death.
OC These words depict the creatures as not only
frightening but almost evil, foreshadowing more
perils within the reef.
OD These words emphasize the sizes of the otherwise
neutral animals, contributing to the almost
otherworldly quality of the reef.