LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
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Captain
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Correspondent
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oiler
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cook
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Detailed explanation-1: -“I wish we had a sail, ” remarked the captain. “We might try my overcoat on the end of an oar and give you two boys a chance to rest.” So the cook and the correspondent held the mast and spread wide the overcoat. The oiler steered, and the little boat made good way with her new rig.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the story, the omniscient third-person narration is used. The story is told from a limited narrative viewpoint. The narrator is an anonymous figure who does not take part in the action of the story.
Detailed explanation-3: -When dawn arrives after the first night, what plan do the captain and crew decide to carry out? They plan to row into the surf near the shore until the boat sinks, then swim to land.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correspondent continues rowing, and sees a flash of movement in the water. It’s a shark-eek. He looks over at the captain, who seems to be asleep. He looks at the oiler and the cook.