Big Water%0D%0Aby Andrea Curtis%0D%0A%0D%0AHenry 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.%0D%0A%0D%0AI 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.%0D%0A%0D%0AThese 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.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AExcerpt from Big Water by Andrea Curtis. Printed with permission by Orca Book Publishers%0D%0A%0D%0AQuestion%0D%0AUse the excerpt from “Big Water” to answer the question.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat details from the text explicitly support the inference that the men on the dock work together frequently? Select the two correct answers.%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AThey work without needing to speak.%0D%0AThey work without needing to speak.%0D%0A%0D%0AThey speak different languages.%0D%0AThey speak different languages.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe move like a machine.%0D%0AThe move like a machine.%0D%0A%0D%0AThey have callused hands.%0D%0AThey have callused hands.%0D%0A%0D%0AThey have untamed beards.

Answer 1

The details from the text that explicitly support the inference that the men on the dock work together frequently are:

1. They work without needing to speak.
2. They move like a machine.

These details suggest a level of familiarity and coordination among the workers, indicating that they are used to working together efficiently.