Answer:
Horizontal log construction is: a method of construction used in Scandinavia during the Middle Ages.
Explanation: bing
You didn't add the following?
I am pretty sure it is C. Exposition because the scene is explaining background information on why the Captain was injured.
The answer could possibly be B though as the author seems to be starting the story with the injured captain as the climax...
I looked it up and got 2 answers out of three possibilities
a. nonstandard usage
b. conversational speech
c. slang
some people said a while others said c