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Narration Prompt
Retell this chapter in order — the rescue of Tiger, Poe's lesson on stowage and the wreck of the Firefly, Dirk Peters's revealed feint, and the quarrels that thin the crew — then name the moment you find most central to its meaning and defend your choice.
Discussion Questions
- When the narrator is weak, pressed for time, and still in danger, he refuses to leave Tiger behind. Is this chiefly an act of gratitude, a refusal to surrender his humanity, or a risky failure to judge priorities? Defend the reading you find strongest, and explain why it is more convincing than the others. Use details from the chapter.
- When Augustus learns that Dirk Peters's drunkenness before the mate and cook 'was a feint,' how does that discovery change the way we read him? Does it make him seem more trustworthy, more threatening, or both? Defend your view with details from the chapter.
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