2023 Shackleton Lesson One

Readalong with Miss Vickers: Mrs Chippy Session 1

Today we start reading our new text, listen carefully to each diary entry and answer the questions afterwards. Enjoy!

Multiple Choice

What did Mrs Chippy have for breakfast?

• Bacon and eggs

• Tinned rabbit

• Cereal

• Sardines

Multiple Choice

Which of Mrs Chippy's many duties do we learn about today?

• His Watch

• Catching mice

• Drinking milk

• Sunbathing

Multiple Choice

Why was Mrs Chippy a bit worn out at the end of the day?

• He had too much to eat

• It was too cold

• He is the only one that takes that particular watch station

• He had gone for a swim

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h1cq_KpyDU&list=PLZ3a8pSp18iJoWdhzaF8AHxM8d18O7YMx&index=11&t=1s

Multiple Choice

Why was stern watch cancelled?

• Mrs Chippy is too tired

• The boat wasn't moving

• Mrs Chippy had too many other important duties to attend to

• Mrs Chippy needed to investigate some specimens

Multiple Choice

"I see Mrs Chippy's analysing the effects of gravity again."

What did Mrs Chippy do here?

• He knocked some of the specimens onto the floor

• He jumped off the table

• He swiped his bowl away

• He jumped off the side of the ship

Multiple Choice

What did Lees complain about?

• The smell in the cabin

• The ship not moving

• Mrs Chippy being on the table

• The Boss

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlgWFo7q7ZM&list=PLZ3a8pSp18iJoWdhzaF8AHxM8d18O7YMx&index=12

Multiple Choice

"Up early a little past noon."

What time is noon?

• 8am

• 10am

• 12pm

• 2pm

Multiple Choice

"Up early a little past noon."

If Mrs Chippy got up at noon, did he get up early?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What did Mrs Chippy do that caused all the dogs to start barking and making noise?

• He looked at them

• He hissed at them

• He took a shortcut over the roofs of their kennels

• He ate their food

Multiple Select

What negative things does Mrs Chippy write here in reference to the dogs?

• That all they do is lie around all day making a lot of noise

• That they are not proper members of the Expedition because they haven't been assigned specific duties

• That they are un-seamanlike

• That there is nothing wrong with them that an honest day's work wouldn't cure

Multiple Choice

What has everyone been complaining about?

• The cold

• The bad smell of the kennels

• The pack ice and how slowly the boat is moving

• The Boss' bad breath

Multiple Choice

What does Mrs Chippy think about the slow progress of the boat?

• He's eager to get moving again

• He thinks it is much steadier and less strenuous

• He is frustrated just like everyone else

Multiple Choice

Why does the Skipper ask someone to escort Mrs Chippy below deck?

• He's worried he will fall in the water

• He thinks it is too cold outside

• Mrs Chippy is upsetting the dogs again

Multiple Choice

What does Chippy have for breakfast?

• Frozen seal

• Sardines

• Tinned rabbit

• Porridge

Multiple Select

Why does Mrs Chippy get up around midnight?

• For his night duties

• For a snack

• To go on the lookout for some mice

• To annoy the dogs again

Multiple Choice

What does Mrs Chippy give Cheetham as a present?

• A mouse

• A ball of string

• A cuddle

Multiple Choice

What is Mrs Chippy woken by?

• Mr Chippy stroking him

• Blackborow bringing his bowl

• The engines rumbling and the ship shaking

Multiple Choice

Who steps on Mrs Chippy?

• Mr Chippy

• Tom Crean

• The Boss

• Mr Ward

Multiple Choice

What does Mrs Chippy think of today's events?

• He is glad they were putting some effort into breaking free

• He thinks that members of his crew were working very hard

• He thinks all the fuss today was unnecessary and that people were getting too overexcited

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ-0aWPySfg&list=PLZ3a8pSp18iJoWdhzaF8AHxM8d18O7YMx&index=7

Multiple Choice

Mrs Chippy's shipmates were glad to see him again.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which places do the men talk about Mrs Chippy potentially hiding in?

• The hold

• The lab

• Hurley's darkroom

• One of the cupboards

• Mr Ball's office

Open Ended

"Things are more peaceful now that everyone has stopped stomping around in their boots, calling and yelling and banging my bowl and moving furniture, etc.

What were the men doing here?

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewkq81hec2I&list=PLZ3a8pSp18iJoWdhzaF8AHxM8d18O7YMx&index=10

Multiple Choice

"On deck early for my watch, coinciding with noon sunshine."

Mrs Chippy is in fact up early for his duties again.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What does Mrs Chippy join in with?

• Catching seals

• Watch duty

• The men running from side to side trying to free the ship from the ice

Multiple Choice

The men are annoyed when Mrs Chippy joins in.

• True

• False

• The text doesn't tell us this

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTgUXXVbO50&list=PLZ3a8pSp18iJoWdhzaF8AHxM8d18O7YMx&index=5

Multiple Choice

"What a lot of noise!"

Why are the dogs making so much noise?

• They are hungry

• Mrs Chippy has walked across their kennels again

• They want to play fetch

Multiple Choice

Whose cabin did Mrs Chippy decide was worth trying out in the future?

• Worsley's

• Cheetham's

• Crean's

• Hurley's

Multiple Choice

What does Mrs Chippy think about all the attempts to get free of the ice?

• He thinks it is all very important work

• He thinks that the disruption of routine is bad for morale

• He thinks that they should use a blow torch to melt the ice

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MycywhzCzdE&list=PLZ3a8pSp18iJoWdhzaF8AHxM8d18O7YMx&index=6

Multiple Select

Why is Mrs Chippy's breakfast unsatisfactory?

• It has been prepared in a rush

• The banging and bumping of the ship makes it unpleasant to eat

• It is too cold

• It is too spicy

Multiple Choice

Why does The Boss gather them all in the wardroom?

• To explain that the ship is stuck and they will have to wait it out and winter on the ship

• To tell them to work harder

• For a half time pep talk

• For a nice spot of lunch

Multiple Choice

What do all the men think about this?

• They are excited for a winter spent on the boat

• The are grumbly and miserable about it

• They think they will be able to have fun

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AheA7HKJdwI&list=PLZ3a8pSp18iJoWdhzaF8AHxM8d18O7YMx&index=8

Multiple Choice

What does Mrs Chippy have for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

• Penguin

• Seal

• Sardines

• Hamburgers

Multiple Choice

"My mistake."

What is The Boss (Shackleton) referring to here?

• He thinks he should have established a winter base at the landing bays they sailed past earlier

• His bad goalkeeping skills

• He put too much salt in their dinner

Multiple Select

What does Mrs Chippy think about the crew having to winter on the ship?

• He is in complete agreement with The Boss' decision

• He thinks that nothing has been gained by disrupting ship routine

• He thinks they have been wearing themselves out in the cold and so this will be for the best

• He thinks that their ship is very cosy just where it is

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haHJslEHEC0&list=PLZ3a8pSp18iJoWdhzaF8AHxM8d18O7YMx&index=9

Multiple Choice

"A splendid few days."

Why is Mrs Chippy so pleased at the beginning of the chapter?

• He has enjoyed some really nice meals

• The weather has been lovely

• The dogs have been removed from the ship and put in dogloos

Multiple Choice

Why was there so much fuss and noise when the dogs were being taken off?

• Mrs Chippy got too close again

• They like the ship

• The snow is too cold for them