 
 <prompt> text: ```CHAPTER II: A MAD DOG 

"Hargate, you no think say we suppose run before am?" Ruthven shout for im ear, "E be like say Handcock dey try keep her head straight." 

"Yes," Frank shout back, "if no be for the Goodwins. Dem dey lie directly for front of us." 

Ruthven no talk again, and for another hour, he and Frank dey row well well. After that, Handcock and Jones come take the oars. Ruthven lie down for inside the boat and Frank dey steer. After another hour of rowing, Frank see say e no fit keep the boat head to wind again. Infact, e no fit do am for so long if e no don ship the rudder and dey steer the boat with one oar, through one notch wey dem cut for the back for the boat for that purpose. The boat don already carry some heavy waves, and Ruthven dey work hard dey bail water with one tin can wey dem carry bait come inside. 

"Ruthven, we gats make the boat run. Bring out the other oar, we gats dey watch our time. Row hard when I give the word." 

Dem do the maneuver safely, and for one minute, the boat dey fly before the gale. 

"Continue to dey row," Frank talk, "but take am easy. We gats try make we reach the tail of the sands. I fit see the lightship." 

Frank soon discover say the wind dey blow too directly for the long line of sands to make am possible for am to reach the lightship. Already, far ahead, one gray light dey shine, dey show where the sea dey break over the dreaded shoal. 

Answers to the questions:
1. Dem dey whisper?
2. Wetin Ruthven shout?
3. Frank gree?
4. Ruthven respond?
5. Wetin e do?
6. With who?
7. E continue?
8. Wetin e do?
9. Wetin about Frank?
10. For small time?``` <response>: ```1. No
2. Dem suppose run
3. Yes
4. No
5. E row
6. Frank
7. No
8. Lie down
9. E dey steer
10. For anoda hour``` 