Question

PLEASE I NEED HELP WITH THIS TSI READING PRACTICE TEST.

Can someone explain me the answers?

The Back Part-

22. What does the narrator mean when he says that he “victualed” the ship for the voyage?
A. He loaded hunting supplies.
B. He packed clothing for the voyage.
C. He put on food and edible supplies.
D. He checked that he had bed clothes.

23. What is the narrator’s tone when he states: “It was 6th of November, in the sixth year of my reign”?
A. sarcastic
B. mournful
C. factual
D. sincere

24. What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence from the last paragraph pf the passage: “Then I reproached myself with my unthankful temper, and that I had repined at my solitary condition; and now what would I give to be on shore there again!”
A. I told myself off for being ungrateful about my previous plight.
B. I considered the bounty to which I had had access, and I regretted that I had felt lonely.
C. I beat myself up having been ungrateful about being alone because I longed to return to where I was before.
D. I scolded myself for not appreciating all that I had had before my voyage and for having felt lonely because now I wished that I could go back there again.

25. What can we infer when the narrator states: “we never see the true state of our condition till it is illustrated to us by its contraries”?
A. He misses the life he had before embarking on his journey.
B. He wishes he could be a more grateful person.
C. He thinks that others could learn a lesson from his experience.
D. We learn who we really are when we feel contrary to others.

Answer 1

Answer:

21: C.) while being stranded in the desert

22: C.) He put on food and edible supplies.

23: A.) sarcastic

24: C.) I beat myself up having been ungrateful about being alone because I longed to return to where I was before. (Not sure)

25.) A.) He misses the life he had before embarking on his journey (Most logical answer but B is possible)