Question

Which sentence from the story's exposition establishes why Charley and the narrator have time to attempt the raid on the oyster pirates?

A. "Neil's family lived in Oakland, which is on the Lower Bay, not more than six miles across the water from San Francisco."
B. "…and within the hour the Reindeer was bowling along for Oakland, with a stiff northwest breeze astern."
C. "We ran up the Oakland Estuary and came to anchor, and in the days that followed, while Neil was ashore, we tightened up the Reindeer's rigging, overhauled the ballast, scraped down, and put the sloop into thorough shape."
D. "Neil's wife was dangerously ill, and the outlook was a week's lie-over, awaiting the crisis."

Answer 1

D.

"Neil's wife was dangerously ill, and the outlook was a week's lie-over, awaiting the crisis."

Step-by-step explanation:

took the test its correct, bit late tho..

Answer 2

The answer is D. Neil was ashore, tending to his dangerously ill-wife. Since it would be a week until Neil would return, Charley and the narrator had a week's time to spend attempting to raid the oyster pirates.