He spread his arms wide against the ocean sounds: the rush of the waves, the manic giggles of the gulls, the sighing of the sea breeze against the granite. He put his back to all of Phippsburg – Lord, to the entire continent – till with a shrug he sloughed off its heavy stillness and looked for a way to climb down to the water.
–Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,
Gary D. Schmidt
Which phrase reveals how the character feels about the ocean?
He Spread His Arms Wide
He Put His Back To All
Its Heavy Stillness

Which phrase reveals how the character feels about Phippsburg?
He Put His Back To All
The Sighing of the sea
The Manic Giggle of the gulls