This question is missing the excerpt. I was able to find it online. It is the following:
No. 6 was halfway down when a woman called up to the Boat Deck, "We've only one seaman in the boat!"
"Any seamen there?" Lightoller asked the people on deck.
"If you like, I will go," called a voice from the crowd.
"Are you a seaman?" "I am a yatchsman"
"If you're sailor enough to get out on that fall, you can go down."
Major Arthur Godfrey Peuchen - vice commodore of the Royal Canadian Yatch Club - swung himself out on the forward fall and slid down into the boat. He was the only male passenger Lightoller allowed in a boat that night.
Answer:
What the reader learns about Peuchen from his actions in the excerpt is:
A. He is an experienced seaman.
Explanation:
When a ship is sinking, children and women are prioritized to board the boats. Men are only allowed in when there is room left, which is often not the case. In the excerpt,<u> the reason why Peuchen is allowed in the boat is his experience as a seaman, which can be useful to help keep the women and children safe</u>. That experience is revealed by the narrator's words, when he tells us that Peuchen is a vice commodore of a Yatch Club.<u> It is also revealed by Peuchen's actions. The fact that he is able to swing himself into the boat is already proof of his experience as a seaman.</u> With that in mind, we can choose letter A as the best option.
NOTE: This question does not specify if we can choose more than just one option. In case that is possible, letter D would also be correct. Peuchen's actions do reveal his experience, but they also show a desire to help.
