Part A In "The Voyage of the James Caird," why does the author include this sentence about an

unrelated casualty at sea?

They would later learn that a 500-ton steamer had foundered with all hands in the same

hurricane they had just weathered. *

to help readers understand how remarkable the success of the voyage was 1

to explain what had happened to the ship the James Caird had left behind

to demonstrate that the size of a boat is unimportant in a storm

to add drama and suspense to her work of narrative nonfiction

to help readers understand how remarkable the success of the voyage was 1

Explanation:

This is true because, it would help the reader to learn that, the same hurricane which they are complaining about, another steam boat weighing 500-ton just passed through the same hurricane successfully. That it weathered the hurricane, shows that, it was not affected by the hurricane.

c. contraries and contradictions

which is not covered under the common topic “relationship”

a. causes and effects  

b. comparisons and contrasts  

c. contraries and contradictions  

d. antecedents and consequences