Question

Refer to Queen of the Falls for a complete version of this text.

Which answer best summarizes what happens when Annie performs her stunt in Queen of the Falls?

Responses

Crowds gather downriver from the falls. They cheer for Annie as she is taken by boat to perform her stunt. The barrel is released and people along the shoreline call out to each other when they spot it heading toward the falls.
Crowds gather downriver from the falls. They cheer for Annie as she is taken by boat to perform her stunt. The barrel is released and people along the shoreline call out to each other when they spot it heading toward the falls.

Two boatmen tow Annie and her barrel to the right spot above the falls and let it go. Later, rescuers pull the barrel to shore at the base of the falls and help Annie out of the barrel. She is bruised and sore, but alive.
Two boatmen tow Annie and her barrel to the right spot above the falls and let it go. Later, rescuers pull the barrel to shore at the base of the falls and help Annie out of the barrel. She is bruised and sore, but alive.

The boatmen cut the rope and Annie and her barrel head down the river. The barrel slams against rocks and waves. When the becomes still Annie knows she is close the the fall's edge. She holds on tightly and prays as she goes over.
The boatmen cut the rope and Annie and her barrel head down the river. The barrel slams against rocks and waves. When the becomes still Annie knows she is close the the fall's edge. She holds on tightly and prays as she goes over.

Annie boards the boat to go to the island where she will get into the barrel. At the island, she backs into the barrel, straps in, and adds pillows for protection. The boatmen seal the barrel and tow it toward the edge of the falls.
Annie boards the boat to go to the island where she will get into the barrel. At the island, she backs into the barrel, straps in, and adds pillows for protection. The boatmen seal the barrel and tow it toward the edge of the falls.

Answer 1

The best summary of Annie's stunt is her journey from initiating the stunt, going over the falls in the barrel, and being safely rescued afterward, despite the injuries. The correct answer is option d.

Step-by-step explanation:

The best summary of what happens when Annie performs her stunt in Queen of the Falls is the second response provided. It encapsulates the entire event from Annie's departure on the boat, her nerve-racking journey over the falls inside the barrel, to the moment she is rescued, bruised but alive. This response captures the anticipation, the actual stunt, and the aftermath succinctly covering all essential aspects of the story.