thE writEr wAs AskED to writE thE story BECAusE ____________.
A．hE wAs on AnothEr ship nEArBy whEn Colossus hit thE iCEBErg
B．hE wAs only A Boy oF FourtEEn whEn thE ACCiDEnt took plACE
C．hE wAs now thE only pErson AlivE who hAD sEEn thE ship sinking
D．hE wAs onE oF thosE FEw pAssEngErs who wErE still AlivE toDAy