Question

Which detail from “A Cub Pilot” helps shape the central idea that if you believe in and trust yourself, no one should be able to shake your confidence? A Mr. Bixby asks, “Didn’t you know there was no bottom in that crossing?” B Twain says to Mr. Bixby the he can make the crossing “with [his] eyes shut.” C Mr. Bixby tells Twain, ““I am going below awhile.” D Twain tells Mr. Bixby that he couldn’t hit the bottom of the river “with a church steeple.”

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer: A Mr. Bixby asks, “Didn’t you know there was no bottom in that crossing?”

Step-by-step explanation:

Samuel had lots of confidence when offered to manage a crossing by himself, but after Mr. Bixby asks him "You think so, do you?", he became unsure and his confidence faded away. That´s why Samuel gets pranked while doing that task, and therefore Mr. Bixby asked him "Didn't you know there was no bottom in that crossing?", to show that he doubted himself when there was no reason to do so. He should have just trusted himself instead of allowing others to shook his confidence.