English, 12.12.2020 16:20 jules8022

Part A In the story "Life on the Sea," how does Marla feel about her husband's job as a fishing boat captain?

She is thrilled that he is doing something he loves.

She wishes he had a job that let him be home more often.

She thinks he is a selfish fool for risking his life as he does.

She wishes he had a job that made more money.
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 away from shore."

"He had tried things her way, but that had only lasted a couple years; after a while, she could tell that he was miserable, and she gave him her permission to do what he loved."

"He gave his job two weeks’ notice and was back on the sea right away."

"She couldn’t grasp why he didn’t get the same satisfaction from life behind a desk..."

Part A

In the story "Life on the Sea," how does Marla feel about her husband's job as a fishing boat captain?

She is thrilled that he is doing something he loves.

She wishes he had a job that let him be home more often.

She thinks he is a selfish fool for risking his life as he does.

She wishes he had a job that made more money.
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 away from shore."

"He had tried things her way, but that had only lasted a couple years; after a while, she could tell that he was miserable, and she gave him her permission to do what he loved."

"He gave his job two weeks’ notice and was back on the sea right away."

"She couldn’t grasp why he didn’t get the same satisfaction from life behind a desk..."

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