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Verbal·Information and Ideas·Command of Evidence

easy

“The Open Boat” is an 1897 short story by Stephen Crane. In the story, four men are at sea in a lifeboat. The narrator suggests that the progress of the boat is dependent on the forces of nature: __________

Which quotation from “The Open Boat” most effectively illustrates the claim?

A

“These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colours of the sea.”

B

“There was a long, loud swishing astern of the boat, and a gleaming trail of phosphorescence, like blue flame, was furrowed on the black waters.”

C

“It was a long afternoon. A changed tide tried to force [the boat] southward, but wind and wave said northward.”

D

“There was a terrible grace in the move of the waves, and they came in silence, save for the snarling of the crests.”