1. 8R4 - How does the extended simile in paragraph 9 affect the mood of "Excerpt from The Open Boar"?!
A. It highlights the sad mood.
B. It extends the joyous mood.
C. It reinforces the humorous mood.
D. It cmphasizes the tense mood.
2. 8R3 - Read this sentence from paragraph 6 of "Excerpt from The Open Boat."
The mind of the master of a vessel is rooted deep in the timbers of her, though he commanded for
a day or a decade, and this captain had on him the stern impression of a scene in the greys of
dawn of seven turned faces, and later a stump of a top-mast with a white ball in it that slashed to
and fro at the waves, went low and lower, and down.
What does this sentence reveal about the captain of the vessel?
A. The captain was not good at his job.
B. The captain of the vessel purposely sunk the ship.
C. The captain of the vessel carelessly abandoned his ship.
D. The captain of the vessel cared deeply for his sinking ship, and he felt connected to it.
3. 8R2 - Which excerpt confirms the theme of the ocean being relentless ond indifferent in "Excerpt from
The Onen Boot"?

Answer 1)  

D)It emphasizes the tense mood.

The extended simile in paragraph 9 affect the mood of "Excerpt from The Open Boar"  the simile that compares the boat to a bucking broncho strengthened the tense mood.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

Answer 2)

D) The captain of the vessel cared deeply for his sinking ship, and he felt connected to it.

This sentence reveals about the captain of the vessel cared deeply for his sinking ship, and he felt connected to it.The phrase "The mind of the master of a vessel is rooted deep in the timbers of her" alludes that the Captain of the vessel regardless of how long they have commanded such vessel.

Answer 3)

The excerpt confirms the theme of the ocean being relentless and indifferent in "Excerpt from  The One Boot" is :

"The special danger of the ocean is the fact that after successfully crossing a wave, you find another wave hiding behind it.

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1) The correct answer here is D)

 

Explanation:

The simile that compares the boat to a bucking broncho strengthened the tense mood.

Paragraph 9 reads:

The boat "pranced and reared, and plunged like an animal" repeatedly over "walls of water" repeatedly.

This sort of comparison forces one to think about the kind of attention channels at riding wild and dangerous animal.

The simile communicates great danger to the reader of the possibility of the boat to crash or capsize at any given moment as it slams against the waters and into the huge waves before them.

2) The correct answer is D)

Explanation:

The phrase "The mind of the master of a vessel is rooted deep in the timbers of her" alludes that the Captain of the vessel regardless of how long they have commanded such vessel.

3)   The excerpt which confirms the relentlessness and indifference of the ocean is given below

"A particular danger of the sea is the fact that after successfully get­ting through one wave, you discover that there is another behind it. The next wave is just as nervously anxious and purposeful to overturn boats."

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- Have a disaster plan ready

-go to the basement

-lie in a ditch or low lying area

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