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General Information
Related Benchmark: LA.8.1.7.4
Reporting Category: Reading Process
Type: MC: Multiple Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:

The sample item below is based on ShackletonsEpicVoyage.pdf

Why did six men sail on the James Caird while the others stayed behind?
Answer Options:
A. There was not enough food for all the men.
B. Some of the men were too weak to travel farther.
C. There was not enough room in the boat for all the men.
D. Some of the men wanted to wait until after winter to leave.
Answer Key:
C
Item Context:
Cause and Effect