I think it means to have hard boat shells meaning hard sides as in something that is hard and wont brake and will last in strong storms for a period of time.
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Gregor would gladly have quit the job a long time ago if he didn't have to support his parents, who owe his chief a substantial debt.
Answer:
d. with puppy-dog eyes
Explanation:
The following misplaced group of words or modifiers are "with puppy-dog eyes", and when re-written it should look like this, "Having been discovered, with puppy-dog eyes Rover looked up at his owner"
