CHAPTER II: A MAD DOG 

"Don't you think, Hargate," Ruthven shouted in his ear, "we had better run before it? It's as much as Handcock can do to keep her head straight." 

"Yes," Frank shouted back, "if it were not for the Goodwins. They lie right across ahead of us." 

Ruthven said no more, and for another hour he and Frank rowed their hardest. Then Handcock and Jones took the oars. Ruthven lay down in the bottom of the boat and Frank steered. After rowing for another hour Frank found that he could no longer keep the boat head to wind. Indeed, he could not have done so for so long had he not shipped the rudder and steered the boat with an oar, through a notch cut in the stern for the purpose. Already the boat shipped several heavy seas, and Ruthven was kept hard at work baling with a tin can in which they had brought out bait. 

"Ruthven, we must let her run. Put out the other oar, we must watch our time. Row hard when I give the word." 

The maneuver was safely accomplished, and in a minute the boat was flying before the gale. 

"Keep on rowing," Frank said, "but take it easily. We must try and make for the tail of the sands. I can see the lightship." 

Frank soon found that the wind was blowing too directly upon the long line of sands to enable him to make the lightship. Already, far ahead, a gray light seemed to gleam up, marking where the sea was breaking over the dreaded shoal.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Were the two speaking quietly?
2. Were the two murmuring?
3. 
Q2:
1. What was shouted by Ruthven?
2. What did Ruthven speak loudly about?
3. 
Q3:
1. Did Frank and Ruthven agree?
2. Were Frank and Ruthven on the same wavelength?
3. 
Q4:
1. Did Ruthven reply to Frank?
2. Did Ruthven answer back to Frank?
3. 
Q5:
1. What was done by Ruthven?
2. What was Ruthven doing?
3. 
Q6:
1. Who was Ruthven rowing with?
2. With which person was Ruthven rowing?
3. 
Q7:
1. Did Ruthven continue rowing?
2. Did Ruthven keep on rowing?
3. 
Q8:
1. What was done by Ruthven when he stopped rowing?
2. When rowing no more, what did Ruthven do?
3. 
Q9:
1. What maneuver was done by Frank?
2. What was Frank maneuvering?
3. 
Q10:
1. How long id Frank steer for?
2. What amount of  time did  Frank steer?
3. 
