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he Reward of Enterprise by Ward Muir There was not a breath of wind; the sun blazed from a cloudless sky; as long as the Peterhof had been in motion we had considered the temperature fairly cool, but now that her motion was arrested the heat became very noticeable. The sea was, in a sense, absolutely smooth; but its smoothness did not imply flatness, any more than the smoothness of a carpet’s pile implies flatness if the carpet is being shaken. On the contrary, the Peterhof was rolling upon the undulations of a heavy ground-swell. The surface of that ground-swell was without a wrinkle, polished and glossy like lacquer; but its hills and its dales were gigantically high and deep; far higher and far deeper than I had realised until the engines relinquished their task of propelling us athwart them. Now, lying helpless upon the water, we swooped up to a glazed summit, swooped down to the bottom of a satiny gulf, swooped up again and down again, in a splendid, even oscillation—and (this was what seemed so extraordinary to a landsman)—in absolute silence. "The Reward of Enterprise" by Ward Muir Question Use the passage below to answer the question. Which pieces of evidence from the passage best support the idea that Harborough does not consider the dangers that may be hiding in the ocean? Select the two correct answers. (1 point) Responses “The surface of that ground-swell was without a wrinkle, polished and glossy like lacquer . . .” “The surface of that ground-swell was without a wrinkle, polished and glossy like lacquer . . .” “Now, lying helpless upon the water, we swooped up to a glazed summit, swooped down to the bottom of a satiny gulf . . .” “Now, lying helpless upon the water, we swooped up to a glazed summit, swooped down to the bottom of a satiny gulf . . .” “On the contrary, the Peterhof was rolling upon the undulations of a heavy ground-swell.” “On the contrary, the Peterhof was rolling upon the undulations of a heavy ground-swell.” “. . . but now that her motion was arrested the heat became very noticeable.” “. . . but now that her motion was arrested the heat became very noticeable.” “The sea was, in a sense, absolutely smooth . . .”

Answer 1

To support the idea that Harborough does not consider the dangers that may be hiding in the ocean, the best pieces of evidence from the passage are:

1. “The surface of that ground-swell was without a wrinkle, polished and glossy like lacquer . . .”
2. “The sea was, in a sense, absolutely smooth . . .”

These selections highlight the calm and seemingly benign appearance of the ocean, which suggests that Harborough is overlooking potential dangers that may be present beneath the placid surface.