SAT English Practice Question

In the following excerpt from the novel *The Rover* by Joseph Conrad, the narrator, a sailor, is reminiscing about his youth and a time when he was a young apprentice: "There was a time when, as a lad, I too, felt a kind of kinship with the great sea-birds that were my companions and shared my daily life—a certain instinctive sympathy with their wild, free motion. "The author uses the words "companions" and "shared" to emphasize a particular relationship between the narrator and the seabirds. What is the most likely reason why the author uses this word choice?

1. A.convey a sense of wonder and awe at the beauty of nature.
2. B.suggest that the narrator and the seabirds have a special bond.
3. C.emphasize the narrator’s youthful innocence and naiveté.
4. D.illustrate the narrator’s growing awareness of the natural world.