Part A As it is used in paragraph 3, what does the word
implacably reveal about the eel?
O The eel is unusual.
The eel is unyielding.
O The eel has few enemies.
O The eel has a powerful bite.
Part B
Which phrase from the passage provides the best evidence
for the answer to Part A?
"...among the most fearsome of all the sea-
folk..." (paragraph 2)
"...the only way to escape from the deadly jaws
of a conger eel." (paragraph 2)
O
"...the fierce head thrust itself toward him for a
fresh grip." (paragraph 4)
"...shot away just as the curved teeth struck..."
(paragraph 4)