Answer:
1. The author got his family on the dangerous voyage because they wanted to tour the world.
2. The family was a very united one, made up of four people- father, mother, a daughter, and a son.
Step-by-step explanation:
The author and his wife, Mary, alongside their children, Suzanne and Jonathan set out on a voyage around the world. The voyage was to take them a total of three years to complete. Along the way, in the Indian Ocean, they came across a heavy storm that deeply affected their ship, named Wave Walker. They fought so hard to wave off the storm.
Jonathan's comment when their life was threatened showed how much unity they had. He said that he was not afraid to die so long as they were all together.