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Judging by the statements from the article, The Mystery of the Mary Celeste, you can conclude that the authors want the reader to think that
the Mary Celeste's captain had abandoned ship because he was afraid of an explosion.
bothered greatly
floating without control
wanted to keep part of the ship's cargo.
It is hard to believe that an experienced sea captain would have panicked over a few fumes.
Morehouse's men found that the wind had ripped the ship's sails.
Yes
The people who had been on the ship left all their gear behind.
To draw a conclusion that is not directly stated in a text is making an inference. Is this an inference: An explosion is more likely to happen when fumes are held in an enclosed space than when they are released in an open area.
the Mary Celeste's captain had abandoned ship because he was afraid of an explosion.
bothered greatly
floating without control
wanted to keep part of the ship's cargo.
It is hard to believe that an experienced sea captain would have panicked over a few fumes.
Morehouse's men found that the wind had ripped the ship's sails.
Yes
The people who had been on the ship left all their gear behind.
And then there was the idea that Captain Briggs had been plagued by an evil nightmare. What does the word plagued mean?
the Mary Celeste's captain had abandoned ship because he was afraid of an explosion.
bothered greatly
floating without control
wanted to keep part of the ship's cargo.
It is hard to believe that an experienced sea captain would have panicked over a few fumes.
Morehouse's men found that the wind had ripped the ship's sails.
Yes
The people who had been on the ship left all their gear behind.
Some people thought that Morehouse had killed everyone on board because he
the Mary Celeste's captain had abandoned ship because he was afraid of an explosion.
bothered greatly
floating without control
wanted to keep part of the ship's cargo.
It is hard to believe that an experienced sea captain would have panicked over a few fumes.
Morehouse's men found that the wind had ripped the ship's sails.
Yes
The people who had been on the ship left all their gear behind.
Which of the following statements from the article is an opinion rather than a fact?
the Mary Celeste's captain had abandoned ship because he was afraid of an explosion.
bothered greatly
floating without control
wanted to keep part of the ship's cargo.
It is hard to believe that an experienced sea captain would have panicked over a few fumes.
Morehouse's men found that the wind had ripped the ship's sails.
Yes
The people who had been on the ship left all their gear behind.
That would have set the lifeboat adrift. What does the word adrift mean?
the Mary Celeste's captain had abandoned ship because he was afraid of an explosion.
bothered greatly
floating without control
wanted to keep part of the ship's cargo.
It is hard to believe that an experienced sea captain would have panicked over a few fumes.
Morehouse's men found that the wind had ripped the ship's sails.
Yes
The people who had been on the ship left all their gear behind.
Choose the sentence that correctly restates the following sentence from the article: Morehouse's men saw that the large sails of the ship had been ripped away by the wind.
the Mary Celeste's captain had abandoned ship because he was afraid of an explosion.
bothered greatly
floating without control
wanted to keep part of the ship's cargo.
It is hard to believe that an experienced sea captain would have panicked over a few fumes.
Morehouse's men found that the wind had ripped the ship's sails.
Yes
The people who had been on the ship left all their gear behind.
Which of the following statements from the article best describes reasons why Captain Morehouse was puzzled when he boarded the Mary Celeste?
the Mary Celeste's captain had abandoned ship because he was afraid of an explosion.
bothered greatly
floating without control
wanted to keep part of the ship's cargo.
It is hard to believe that an experienced sea captain would have panicked over a few fumes.
Morehouse's men found that the wind had ripped the ship's sails.
Yes
The people who had been on the ship left all their gear behind.
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