Evidence from the passage best supports the inference that the men are distracted -- the silence of the men after the captain asks his second question
"The silence of the men after he asks the first question" is the answer; the passage is taken from "The Open Boat,"
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About The open boat :</h3>
The Open Boat” conveys a feeling of loneliness that comes from men's understanding that he's alone in the world and insignificant in it's workings. Underneath the men's and narrator's collective rants at fate and the world is the fear of nothingness in the world .
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What is the conclusion of The Open Boat?</h3>
At the end of the story, The captain, correspondent, and cook are no more Capable to converse with nature than they were at the starting . Indeed, they finally realized that there is no such thing as conversing with nature.
The question is incomplete , the missing part is given below :
the choices were 1. the silence of the men after the captain asks his second question
2. the description of the captains chuckle as showing contempt and tragedy
3. the use of emerald and amber, jewel names to describe the sea's colors
4. the word probably in the description of the sea as splendid and glorious
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