Answer:
This could mean/refer to as to if they don't get in trouble.
Explanation:
As they are on a boat, the captain is "soothing his children" they will "get ashore..." with a tone of little hope as suggested in the second stanza perceived as by someone else such as "the oiler" and "the cook".
Answer:
6, the library doesn't have the book I need. neither the bookshopes I need
It would cause the reader to think that too. and it could confuse the reader if the assumption is contradicted later on in the story.
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c) As the sun set, the nocturnal animals began stirring.