16. 8R4 – Read this sentence from paragraph 11 of “Excerpt from The Open Boat.”
In the wan light, the faces of the men must have been grey. Their eyes must have glinted in strange ways as they gazed steadily astern.
What is the effect of the author’s word choices in this sentence?
A. It concludes the passage by describing what happens to the sailors.
B. It suggests that the sailors overcame the challenge of the open ocean.
C. It creates a hopeless or dark mood surrounding the survival of the sailors.
D. It suggests that the sailors spotted a savior out at sea

the answer should be the first one. "many people find his lyrics very moving."

it by far makes the most grammatical sense and is very objective, removing any first person from the original sentence and keeping with the sentence fluency.

the opening scene of "sweat" exposes the great emotional charge of the story. it shows the violence and abuse that dyes the marriage between delia jones and skyes.

skyes decides to terrorize his wife by pulling a bull whip (which resembles a snake), knowing that she is terrified of those animals. skyes laughs cruelly at her and kicks the laundry with which delia has been working hard, telling her to get rid of it. skyes also comments on her religious manners, telling his wife how ridiculous they are. delia reacts by threatening skyes with her frying pan, generating even more conflict

there monkeys paw is old and they wish for being skinny, getting rich, and bring their son back.