Question

Big Water
by Andrea Curtis

Henry and Eva fold the sails and get out oars. We are bumping up against the stone-filled cribs of a large, wide dock
within minutes.

I watch the men on the docks with their untamed beards and callused hands, their frayed wool pants and faded hats
They are young and old and move about like a kind of machine, few of them speaking but working together without
need of words. Moving cargo, hauling wood, cleaning boats. Picking up, passing, carrying. I hear one call to another in
French, someone respond in English. A thick-necked tabby cat sneaks down the dock, sniffing here and there. It rubs
its long orange-and-white striped side along one burly man's boot. The man reaches down and scratches the old cat
behind its ear, and it leans in toward him.

These men pay us little attention until we are banging up against the high dock. Their faces flicker with confusion, then
disbelief as Daniel calls out, "We were on the Asia. The boat is sunk. We are survivors! Help us." He holds up the
pillowcase with S.S. Asia stenciled along the hem.

Use the excerpt below from "Big Water" to answer the question.

What detail from the text explicitly supports the analysis that the men on the dock work well together?
Select the two correct answers.

(1 point)

They move cargo, haul wood, and clean boats.

They pick up, pass, and carry things.

They speak to each other in different languages.

They move like a kind of machine.

They work without need of words.

Answer 1

They move like a kind of machine.
They work without need of words.