Question

into the water. the water tossed him around, and the waves pulled him under and shoved him back up.
he looked over his shoulder, expecting brody to throw him the lifeline, but wyatt had already moved 50 yards ahead of the raft. wyatt thought back to brodys safety talk.
\if you fall in,\ brody had told them, \float on your back, feet facing downriver so your legs can protect you from any rocks you might hit.\
wyatt rolled onto his back now, pointing his feet downstream. i have to get out of this myself, he realized.
the river quieted momentarily, and wyatt was able to take deep breaths. around the bend, he saw some riverbank with fallen rocks that he might be able to hold onto.
then he saw something that was better than the calm river and the fallen rocks. the raft theyd freed earlier was pulled up alongside the riverbank. its crew spotted wyatt and waved frantically.
\swim to us!\ they shouted.
what gives wyatt the most hope as he floats in the river?
he finds a bank with rocks he can grab onto.
he sees the crew from the raft he had helped.
he sees the paddlers from the boat he was on.
he feels the water becoming much slower.

Explanation:

To determine what gives Wyatt the most hope, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Finding a bank with rocks is a hope, but later he sees something better.
• Option 2: The text says "Then he saw something that was better than the calm river and the fallen rocks. The raft they’d freed earlier was pulled up alongside the riverbank. Its crew spotted Wyatt...", so seeing the crew from the raft he helped (freed earlier) is better than the rocks, giving more hope.
• Option 3: The raft he was on had Wyatt ahead of it (he moved 50 yards ahead), so the paddlers from his own raft aren't the source of hope here.
• Option 4: The water slowing is not as impactful as seeing people who can help.

Answer:

B. He sees the crew from the raft he had helped.