B
The St Louis held escaping Jews and since the US denied the vessel from entering US grounds, this made the US seem "indifferent".
As the waves crashed on the beach.
C is the answer hope this helps
This tells me that Ralph has a lot of weight on his back. Everyone depends on him which makes him stressed and not want to deal with anything. He doesn't want to be the leader. This moment foreshadow's that something is going to come up and Ralph needs to take the leader position.
Best of luck,
