Question

When I saw this, I asked the Governor to throw me a line so I could follow him, but he answered that it would be enough of a struggle for them to reach shore that night themselves. I asked him what I should do since it was almost impossible to follow him and carry out his orders. He told me that it was no longer necessary for any of us to give orders, that each of us should do what seemed best to save his life, since that is what he intended to do." 
"Saying this, he went farther away on his boat. Since I could not catch up with him, the other boat waited for me at sea until I reached it. When I approached it, I found that it was the one led by Captains Peñalosa and Téllez. We sailed in this manner together for four days, eating a daily ration of half a handful of raw corn."
Pages 31-39 are reprinted with permission from the publisher of The Account: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's La Relacion trans. by Martin Favata (©1993 Arte Publico Press-University of Houston)

 

Which excerpt from the above passage serves to indicate the sequential order of events? A. “it would be enough of a struggle …” B. “Saying this …” C. “When I approached it …” D. “each of us should do what seemed best …”

Answer 1

In these short excerpts the best answer is "When I approached it...." (Answer C) as it includes time based context "when".  The entire passage is a chronological description of events that occurred and I'm not sure if the excerpts have been truncated in this question posting or not.