Question

doing all this time? it might be thought that, in his anxiety, he would be constantly watching the changes of the wind, the disorderly raging of the billows—every chance, in short, which might force the mongolia to slacken her speed, and thus interrupt his journey. but, if he thought of these possibilities, he did not betray the fact by any outward sign.which choice provides an objective summary of the excerpt?a. phileas fogg is quite calm despite the uncalm red sea. even though the winds are strong, the ship is not slowing down. thus, he is not concerned about his trip being interrupted.b. sailing through the red sea, the ship encounters strong winds. despite the possibility that the storm might slow the ship down, phileas fogg appears to be unconcerned.c. sailing through the red sea can be very dangerous due to winds coming from either africa or asia. any passenger on board would be wise to go below when storms hit.d. the red sea produced terrible winds, causing most of the passengers to hide belowdecks fearfully. phileas fogg alone showed great bravery.

Explanation:

• Option A: Incorrect. The text does not mention the ship not slowing down.
• Option B: Correct. The text describes sailing through the Red Sea (implied by the context of the ship and the wind/billows), the ship encountering strong winds (wind changes, disorderly billows), and Phileas Fogg not showing outward signs of concern (if he thought of the possibilities, he did not betray the fact by any outward sign).
• Option C: Incorrect. The text does not mention the Red Sea being dangerous due to winds from Africa or Asia or passengers going below.
• Option D: Incorrect. The text does not mention other passengers hiding belowdecks.

Answer:

B. Sailing through the Red Sea, the ship encounters strong winds. Despite the possibility that the storm might slow the ship down, Phileas Fogg appears to be unconcerned.