Question

Which parts of this excerpt from Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" describe the narrator's opinion of the sea as a hostile entity? A singular disadvantage of the sea lies in the fact that after successfully surmounting one wave you discover that there is another behind it just as important and just as nervously anxious to do something effective in the way of swamping boats. In a ten-foot dinghy one can get an idea of the resources of the sea in the line of waves that is not probable to the average experience, which is never at sea in a dinghy. As each salty wall of water approached it shut all else from the view of the men in the boat, and it was not difficult to imagine that this particular wave was the final outburst of the ocean the last effort of the grim water. A. after successfully surmounting one wave

B. there is another behind it just as important and just as nervously anxious to do something effective
C. the resources of the sea in the line of waves
D. it shut all else from the view of the men
E. this particular wave was the final outburst of the ocean
F. the last effort of the grim water

Answer 1

The question ask to choose among the following choices that states the part of the excerpt from the Stephen Crane's "The open boat" that describe the narrator's opinion of the sea as a hostile entity, and the answer would be letter B. there is another behind it just as important and just as nervously anxious to do something effective. 

Answer 2

The correct option is B.

The excerpt given above is talking about the ocean waves and the havoc they are capable of causing. The author described how difficult it can be for sailors to handle these waves. The statement that particularly talks about the hostility of the waves is the one given in option B, which states that each of the ocean waves is always anxious to inflict some damages.