English, 12.05.2020 23:57 meaghan18

Read the selection below from Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift and answer the question that follows.

The emperor and his whole court stood on the shore, expecting the issue of this great adventure. They saw the ships move forward in a large half-moon, but could not discern me, who was up to my breast in water. When I advanced to the middle of the channel, they were yet more in pain, because I was under water to my neck. The emperor concluded me to be drowned, and that the enemy’s fleet was approaching in a hostile manner. But he was soon eased of his fears . . . .

The passage above describes an interaction between Gulliver and the emperor of Lilliput. Which of the following excerpts indicates that the emperor of Lilliput has not recognized the needs and feelings of Gulliver?

I. “The emperor and his whole court stood on the shore, expecting the issue of this great adventure.”

II. “When I advanced to the middle of the channel, they were yet more in pain, because I was under water to my neck.”

III. “The emperor concluded me to be drowned, and that the enemy’s fleet was approaching in a hostile manner.”

I only
II only
I and III
I, II, and III

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