14. 8R1 – Which quotation from “Excerpt from The Open Boat” best highlights the ocean’s unpredictability?
A. “There was a terrible grace in the move of the waves, and they came in silence, save for the snarling of the crests.” (Paragraph 10)
B. “A seat in this boat was not unlike a seat upon a bucking broncho, and, by the same token, a broncho is not much smaller.” (Paragraph 9)
C. “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.” (Paragraph 1)
D. “Viewed from a balcony, the whole thing would doubtlessly have been weirdly picturesque. But the men in the boat had no time to see it, and if they had leisure there were other things to occupy their minds.” (Paragraph 11)