ig Water

Question

by Andrea Curtis

Today I feel only dread. I’m sweating again—my cheeks are flushed. I thought I would feel relieved to be back in civilization, to be rescued from certain death, but instead, seeing the town and the men rushing about on the dock, the boats and sails and horse-drawn wagons, I’m struck again by what we have just endured. I want to find Daniel, see his face, know that he remembers too, but he’s tunneled down beneath the blankets like a mole.

Excerpt from Big Water by Andrea Curtis. Printed with permission by Orca Book Publishers

Question
Use the excerpt from “Big Water” to answer the question.

What detail from the text explicitly supports the analysis that the narrator is surprised by how she feels today?

(1 point)
Responses

She thought she would feel relieved but does not.
She thought she would feel relieved but does not.

She has been rescued from certain death.
She has been rescued from certain death.

She wants to see her friend but cannot.
She wants to see her friend but cannot.

She is having negative feelings in a positive situation.
She is having negative feelings in a positive situation.

Answer 1

The detail from the text that explicitly supports the analysis that the narrator is surprised by how she feels today is:

She thought she would feel relieved but does not.

This statement clearly indicates the narrator's expectation of relief upon returning to civilization, which contrasts with her actual feelings of dread.