Question

Which of Crichton’s lines best supports the idea that the group is stranded on the island?

A.
We were driven out of our course, my lady; I fear far from the track of commerce.

B.
I didn’t invent it, my lady. I seem to see it growing all over the island.

C.
My lady, I disbelieved in equality at home because it was against nature, and for that same reason I as utterly disbelieve in it on an island.

D.
There must always, my lady, be one to command and others to obey.

Answer 1

A.
"We were driven out of our course, my lady; I fear far from the track of commerce."

This line explicitly says they were driven off course and far from usual shipping/trade routes, supporting that the group is stranded on the island.