🔍 Key Concepts

• Compare the shape of the knot at E with standard illustrations of a timber hitch, stopper hitch, and blackwall hitch • Notice whether the knot is made around a spar/pole, a hook, or just the line itself • Look for any extra turns or a half hitch added along the standing part of the rope

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Is the primary purpose of the knot in E to secure a line to a spar for hauling, or to temporarily take strain on a line? • Does the knot in E use the bitter end to wrap around the standing part multiple times (like a timber hitch), or is it simply tucked under once with tension holding it (like a hitch on a hook)? • Do you see a bight forming a loop independent of the spar (as in a bowline-type knot), or is everything snugged directly against the spar?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether there is a hook or eye present; if there is none, eliminate any option that requires one • Check if there is a distinct loop (bight) that does not encircle the spar; if not, that rules out bowline-type knots • Look closely for multiple wraps around the standing part at the end of the spar, which are characteristic of one of the listed options