Choose the correct response for the question about the short story you read.
According to the speaker in "The First Lesson," a dead man's float is *
lying face down in the water.
diving energetically in the tidewater.
thrashing to the island aimlessly.
the sea holding the swimmer facing upward.
lying face down in the water.
According to the speaker in "The First Lesson," a dead man's float is lying face down in the water.
The correct response for the question about the short story "The First Lesson" is:
the sea holding the swimmer facing upward.
To arrive at this answer, you need to understand the term "dead man's float" as it is used in the story. "Dead man's float" refers to a specific swimming position where the swimmer lies face down in the water with their body relaxed and limbs extended. The phrase suggests the stillness and surrender of a dead body floating in water.
Therefore, the correct response is "the sea holding the swimmer facing upward," because it describes the position of the swimmer in a dead man's float.