The excerpt, “surfing: a royal sport” is a. a description of jack london’s attempts to learn how to surf c. a travel guide for hawaii b. a ‘how-to’ guide for beginning surfers d. a short story about hawaiian surfers.

The correct answer is a. a description of Jack London’s attempts to learn how to surf

He saw surfers as he traveled through Hawaii and was amazed by their skill and how they looked and behaved so he decided to describe them and explain how surfing works and what it is. He tried and he failed and got advice which was also presented in the excerpt. 

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