Read this excerpt from A Night to Remember.Second Class passenger Lawrence Beesley considered himself the rankest landlubber, but even he knew what rockets meant. The Titanic needed help—needed it so badly she was calling on any ship near enough to see.The details in this excerpt
Answer
A
explain why passengers must be familiar with the sea.
B
give different opinions about the safety of traveling by ship.
C
compare the sinking of the Titanic to other ship disasters in history.
D
recreate the events that took place during the sinking of the Titanic.
Explanation
The excerpt describes a specific moment during the Titanic’s sinking: the ship was firing rockets to signal that it urgently needed help. These details help recreate the events as they happened, rather than discussing sea travel generally or comparing disasters. The correct choice is D, “recreate the events that took place during the sinking of the Titanic.”
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