During the rest of the afternoon and evening, we managed only two more Argo passes over the wreck because of bad weather. But we
did discover to our surprise and sadness that the ship was broken in two-her stern was missing. Where the back of the ship should have been, our video images faded into a confusing mass of twisted wreckage. —Exploring the Titanic,
Robert D. Ballard
Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word “stern.” Write one to three sentences explaining your definition.
I would say answer A because none of the other responses make sense with the context given. The father only picked out the parts in life he wanted to live by and that he believed in. Those things were important to him if he chose to live by them, hence him “knowing the important things in life”.
