adapted from The Sea Wolf
by Jack London
The voice of my companion brought me
back to myself.... "Hello! somebody comin'
our way," he was saying. "And d'ye hear
that? He's comin' fast. Walking right along.
Guess he don't hear us yet. Wind's in wrong
direction."
The fresh breeze was blowing right down
upon us, and I could hear the whistle
plainly, off to one side and a little ahead.
"Ferry-boat?" I asked.
He nodded, then added, "Or he wouldn't
be keepin' up such a clip." He gave a short
chuckle. "They're gettin' anxious up there."
I glanced up... Then everything
happened, and with inconceivable rapidity.
The fog seemed to break away as though
split by a wedge, and the bow of a
steamboat emerged, trailing fog-wreaths on
either side like seaweed on the snout of
Leviathan....
"Grab hold of something and hang on,"
the red-faced man said to me. All his bluster
had gone, and he seemed to have caught
the contagion of preternatural calm. "And
listen to the women scream," he said grimly
-almost bitterly, I thought, as though he
had been through the experience before.
The unnale oma taanther hafnen I
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Directions: Select all the correct answers.
Which two statements show how the narrative point of view develops the passage?
It allows the reader to see the speaker's ease with navigating
ships.
It demonstrates the power of community in times of disaster.
It highlights the contrast between the speaker and the red-faced
man.
O It allows the reader to understand the anxiety of the speaker.
It highlights the speaker's dismissal of women.
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