ripple flashed their sides in the sun golden blinks that came up through the water into Wil s eyes and into his mind He sat for some time watching the fish looking across the bay listening to the birds and the place felt in a way like home It felt like he was supposed to be there and when he stood and brushed the rock dust off his pants and walked back to the boat some of the day was gone But the newness filled him and he did not think of Madison or feel lonely as he rowed back to the main shore left the boat upside down in the brush found his bike and got out on the road He did not think of Madison or his friends there he thought only of the island the sunfish coming to his toes the mallards jumping into the sky the way they did the sun the birds And he knew he would come back He knew it with a kind of basic fundamental knowledge he would breathe in and out and he would come back to the island Which statement from the passage best shows how important the island is to Wil He hopped out standing in the water in his tennis shoes and skinned the boat up onto the rocks He went to the right and soon was up on the north end of the right side of the U where he turned left He walked onto the rock and sat on the outer edge letting his feet dangle over the side He sat for some time watching the fish looking across the bay listening to the birds and the 81 85 89 93 77 69 49 SU 53 65 57 58 61 73 74 82 86 90 94 66 54 62 70 78 79 87 7 83 91 95