Near the skyline rim of the superb mountain-range upon which I was commencing to rise I saw, shadowy in the translucent green, an unmistakable shape—the shape of a great fish: a shark. Its fin cut the surface like a knife. For one instant I stared, and in that instant, I observed, with a vivid clearness, all manner of minute details—the burnished sheen on the water, the glistening tautness of its lofty skyline, the sapphire blue of the sky itself, and, most lucidly of all, the silhouette of the shark. Every movement of the shark was now plain to me; and it was moving, there was no doubt of it: a trail of bubbles streamed from its flank and a tiny streak of froth fluttered behind the fin. The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo. I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade ... and its guardian was come to punish me.

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"The Reward of Enterprise" by Ward Muir

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Which pieces of evidence show that Harborough considers the shark as belonging in the ocean? Select the two correct answers.

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“Every movement of the shark was now plain to me; and it was moving, there was no doubt of it: a trail of bubbles streamed from its flank and a tiny streak of froth fluttered behind the fin.”
“Every movement of the shark was now plain to me; and it was moving, there was no doubt of it: a trail of bubbles streamed from its flank and a tiny streak of froth fluttered behind the fin.”

“I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade ... and its guardian was come to punish me.”
“I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade ... and its guardian was come to punish me.”

“For one instant I stared, and in that instant, I observed, with a vivid clearness, all manner of minute details—the burnished sheen on the water, the glistening tautness of its lofty skyline, the sapphire blue of the sky itself, and, most lucidly of all, the silhouette of the shark.”
“For one instant I stared, and in that instant, I observed, with a vivid clearness, all manner of minute details—the burnished sheen on the water, the glistening tautness of its lofty skyline, the sapphire blue of the sky itself, and, most lucidly of all, the silhouette of the shark.”

“The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo.”
“The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo.”

“Near the skyline rim of the superb mountain-range upon which I was commencing to rise I saw, shadowy in the translucent green, an unmistakable shape—the shape of a great fish: a shark.”
“Near the skyline rim of the superb mountain-range upon which I was commencing to rise I saw, shadowy in the translucent green, an unmistakable shape—the shape of a great fish: a shark.”
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Answer 1

The two pieces of evidence that show Harborough considers the shark as belonging in the ocean are:

1. “I had invaded a realm which I had no business to invade ... and its guardian was come to punish me.”
   This statement indicates a recognition of the ocean as the shark's domain, suggesting that the shark plays a role as a protector of its natural environment.

2. “The shark was not passive, in the element, as I was; it was monarch of the waves, it could drive through them with the precision of a torpedo.”
   This comparison highlights the shark's dominance and natural mastery over the ocean, further emphasizing that it belongs to that environment.

These selections illustrate Harborough's acknowledgment of the shark as a rightful inhabitant and ruler of the oceanic realm.