Each Question Below Is a Plan for a Narrative Paragraph

Multiple Choice

Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. The events in the plans are not in the correct chronological order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. The Civil War battle between two iron-covered ships, on March 9, 1862, changed sea warfare forever.
____ Two hours into the battle, the Monitor ran out of ammunition and moved into shallow water to reload.
____ After four hours, the Merrimack , her hull leaking and her smokestack broken, escaped from the scene of battle.
____ When the Monitor returned with guns loaded, the Merrimack lured her into deep water and then suddenly swung around and rammed her, leaving barely a dent.
____ At the end of the conflict, neither ironclad ship had really won, but the wooden fighting ship was a thing of the past.
____ At first, the two ships ⎯ the North's Monitor and the South's Merrimack ⎯ just circled each other like prehistoric monsters, firing at close range but causing no damage.

A) 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
B) 5, 2, 3, 1, 4
C) 3, 5, 4, 2, 1