The other counselors at summer camp congregated around the bonfire in the evenings, but Evander preferred to escape the brilliant firelight. He would lounge in an open meadow and gaze upward at the stars as they winked down at him. Each held innumerable secrets about the galaxy that spread out before Evander. He was dizzied by the enormity of all the great unknown that stared down at him.

Question

The other counselors at summer camp congregated around the bonfire in the evenings, but Evander preferred to escape the brilliant firelight. He would lounge in an open meadow and gaze upward at the stars as they winked down at him. Each held innumerable secrets about the galaxy that spread out before Evander. He was dizzied by the enormity of all the great unknown that stared down at him.

The author uses the phrase they winked down at him to _____.
Responses

create a sense of mystery about what exists out in space
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explain how many stars Evander could see from the open meadow
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convey that the campfire was too bright to make seeing the stars possible

Answer 1

create a sense of familiarity and connection between Evander and the stars