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.
1 answer
The inference that is best supported by the details in the passage is:
The ship’s Captain has traveled widely.
This is indicated by the phrase describing the Captain as a "far-travelled" individual. The passage contrasts Harborough's city upbringing with the Captain's extensive travel, which suggests that the Captain has indeed traveled widely, despite the commentary on their comparative enterprise.
