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by Jonathan Swift
it would not be proper, for some reasons, to trouble the reader with the particulars of our adventures in those seas. Let it suffice to inform him, that,
In our passage from thence to the East Indies, we were driven by a violent storm, to the northwest of Van Diemen's Land....
On the fifth of November, which was the beginning of summer in those parts, the weather being very hazy, the seamen spled a rock within half a
cable's length of the ship; but the wind was so strong, that we were driven directly upon it, and Immediately split. Six of the crew, of whom I was one,
having let down the boat Into the sea, made a shift to get clear of the ship and the rock We rowed, by my computation, about three leagues, till we
were able to work no longer, being already spent with labor, while we were in the ship. We, therefore, trusted ourselves to the mercy of the waves;
and, in about half an hour, the boat was overset by a sudden flurry from the north. What became of my companions in the boat, as well as those who
escaped on the rock, or were left in the vessel, I cannot tell, but conclude they were all lost.
For my own part, I swam as fortune directed me, and was pushed forward by wind and tide. I often let my legs drop, and could feel no bottom; but,
when I was almost gone, and able to struggle no longer, I found myself within my depth; and, by this time, the storm was much abated.
Select ALL the correct answers.
Which two details are most important to include in a summary of the excerpt?
All except the narrator were lost at sea.
The ship crashed upon a rock in a storm.
The voyage was headed to the East Indies.
O Fortunately for the narrator, the storm calmed.
The narrator was tossed about in the sea.
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