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Why is the captain worried about his safety and the safety of the two women?



He thinks the women's loud conversation is distracting his crew from their work and thereby endangering the ship.



He's helping the women escape from slavery, and if he were caught, he would be severely punished.



He's afraid that another ship he's seen is about to hit his ship.



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Explanation:

Part A

In the story "Life on the Sea," why does the captain think about his family when he is at sea?

He thinks about his family to help himself feel better when he is unhappy with life at sea.

He thinks about his family to distract himself from a difficult job.

He thinks about his family to give himself strength to be a better captain.

He thinks about his family because he is worried about their safety at home while he is away.

Question 2

Part B

Which excerpts from the story best support the answer in Part A?

Select the two correct answers.

"His wife, Marla, didn’t understand his obsession with the water, why he spent months of the year navigating a boat full of crab fishermen to isolated spots of the ocean hundreds of miles from shore."

"In the morning, he would call his daughter and tell her about the big storm and hear the wonder in her voice at the size of each wave."

"He imagined their voices telling him that they were proud of him, and it filled him with a strength that he hadn’t felt at other times during this journey."

"He touched the picture of his family that was inside his raincoat as the next wave approached

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