The bank was alarmingly close, but the boat still had the bit in her teeth. It was all happening so quickly, that I for the first time realized I was trying to buck the whirlpool. Like a flash I was bearing against the opposite side of the sweep. The boat answered, at the same time following the bent of the whirlpool, and headed upstream. But the shave was so close that Sloper leaped to the top of a rock. Then, on seeing we had missed by a couple of inches, he pluckily tumbled aboard, all in a heap, like a man boarding a comet.
What inference can be made from this passage?
Through the Rapids on the Way to the Klondike
Responses
London and his crew discover the rapids are not as dangerous as they first thought.
London and his crew discover the rapids are not as dangerous as they first thought.
Sloper wants to move from the front of the boat to the back for a better view.
Sloper wants to move from the front of the boat to the back for a better view.
Sloper is afraid the boat will be smashed on the rocky shore.
Sloper is afraid the boat will be smashed on the rocky shore.
London and his crew never have any concerns about navigating the rapids.
1 answer
The best inference that can be made from the passage is:
Sloper is afraid the boat will be smashed on the rocky shore.
This is supported by Sloper's quick actions to leap onto the rock as the boat approaches the bank, indicating a sense of urgency and concern for the boat's safety. The other options do not align with the events or emotions described in the passage.
