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Literary Text Evidence Quick Check 5 of 55 of 5 Items Feature The Reward of Enterprise by Ward Muir Seafaring people are odd in that way—I don’t mean in their ignorance of swimming, though, to be sure, the average sailor is seldom a swimmer. They’re so—how shall I express it?—so unenterprising. In the midst of adventure and romance they are stirred by no recognition either of the adventures or the romantic. I was a city-bred youngster, who had never been out of hail of the homeland before, and I possessed more enterprise in my little finger than that far-travelled Captain had in the whole of his weather-worn, hulking lump of a carcass. "The Reward of Enterprise" by Ward Muir Question Use the passage below to answer the question. Which inference is best supported by the details in the passage? (1 point) Responses Harborough grew up in a city. Harborough grew up in a city. The ship’s Captain has traveled widely. The ship’s Captain has traveled widely. Harborough feels he is superior to others. Harborough feels he is superior to others. Most people who travel by sea cannot swim. Most people who travel by sea cannot swim. Skip to navigation page 11 of 11

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The best-supported inference from the details in the passage is:

**Harborough feels he is superior to others.**

This inference is supported by the text's description of Harborough's perspective, where he compares his own enterprise to that of the Captain, suggesting a sense of superiority over the seasoned sailor. He explicitly states that he possesses "more enterprise in my little finger than that far-travelled Captain had in the whole of his weather-worn, hulking lump of a carcass," indicating a belief in his own greater capability and initiative relative to the Captain.