English, 21.02.2021 06:30 Wolfgirl2032

NEED HELP Part A
In the following passage from Life on the Mississippi, what is the most important reason the young Twain wants these two jobs on a steamboat?

I first wanted to be a cabin boy, so that I could come out with a white apron on and shake a tablecloth over the side, where all my old comrades could see me; later I thought I would rather be the deckhand who stood on the end of the stage plank with the coil of rope in his hand, because he was particularly conspicuous.

A. He feels that they are the easiest jobs of all.
B. He knows that they are open to young boys.
C. He thinks that they are visible to people on shore.
D. He does not really understand what such workers do.
Part B
Which pair of phrases from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

A. shake a tablecloth over the side … stood on the end of the stage plank
B. my old comrades could see me … he was particularly conspicuous
C. come out with a white apron … with the coil of rope in his hand
D. come out with a white apron … my old comrades could see me

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In the following passage from Life on the Mississippi, what is the most impo...

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