He walked several miles that day but could not get anything to eat or drink except some dry bread and some water, which he got from cottagers and farmers. As night fell, he slept under a haystack lying in a meadow. He felt frightened at first, for the wind blew awfully over the empty fields. He felt cold and hungry, and was feeling more lonely than he had ever felt before. He, however, soon fell asleep, being much tired with his long walk. When he got up next day, he was feeling terribly hungry so he purchased a loaf of bread with a few coins that he had.
When the night fell, he slept
The passage explicitly states, "As night fell, he slept under a haystack lying in a meadow." A haystack is fundamentally a large pile of dry grass or hay. Therefore, option (B) accurately rephrases the specific detail provided in the text.
Option (A) in the open field: While sleeping under a haystack in a meadow implies being in an open field, this option is less specific than the information given in the passage. The text provides the precise location as "under a haystack," not merely "in the open field."
Option (C) in a farmer's cottage: This option is directly contradicted by the passage. The narrator obtained food and water from cottagers and farmers but slept outdoors, under a haystack, indicating he did not stay in their homes.
Option (D) under a tree: The passage contains no information suggesting the narrator slept under a tree. This detail is an unsupported inference.