15. 8R5 – Paragraph 2 contributes to the reader’s understanding of the “Excerpt from The Open Boat” by –

A. creating suspense about the sailors’ future.
B. creating an image in the reader’s mind of the sailors in a small boat in a vast and angry sea.
C. including humor about the situation the sailors have found themselves in.
D. connecting facts about the open ocean to sailing information.

B.

Explanation:

"The Open Boat" is a short story penned by Stephen Crane. The story is about the real-life experience of Crane when he was shipwrecked to Florida while on his way to Cuba.

The second paragraph of the story appeals to the sight of the readers. This paragraph helps the reader visualize a boat that is smaller than a 'bath-tub' and fighting its coarse with the rough and tall waves. The sea appears to be angry and creating barbarously rapid and tall waves that is tossing the small boat.

So, the correct answer is option B.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

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