Answer:
1) The supernatural ability that seems likely to be important in the story is the power of flight.
Explanation:
They're slaves who were taken from their homes in Africa―to America. And, they forgot the ability to fly because of the waves rocking the boats. Making them sick.
It might be said that the first lesson of the poem is to float on one´s back (option A) It seems that a father is teaching his daughter to swim on her back. This can be inferred by the use of certain words such as "Lie back daughter" "spread your arms wide". It also might be understood that the lesson is deep that that, It might suggest a father letting her daughter go, letting her be because she is going to be safe.
A gerund is a verb functioning as a noun. In this case, the gerund is "band-aid" and it is the direct object of the sentence, where "on the cut" is the phrase of the indirect object, which is the "cut". Hope this helps!
Answer: Band-aid, functions as the direct object
