Into the Dark Water

The tone of the article's first two sentences could best be described as _________.

• humorous
• frustrated
• dark
• optimistic

Jack is quoted as saying that the ship veered to the left "as though she had been gently pushed." Which word below is a synonym for veered?

• swerved
• flipped
• stepped
• jerked

From Jack's quote "I sincerely pitied myself, but we did not give up hope," you can infer that he ______.

• fully expected to die
• knew he would survive
• was trying to be brave
• had always disliked traveling

When does Jack first realize that the ship is in serious trouble?

• when it veers to the left
• when he learns that the ship hit an iceburg
• when he see the expression on Thomas Andrew's face
• when he watches from the lifeboat as the ship disappears into the sea

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the deaths in this story?

• the ship's steam engines
• an iceberg
• the number of lifeboats on board
• the temperature of the sea

How much time passed between Jack's jumping into the water and the Carpathia's arrival?

• one hour
• one hour and 15 minutes
• six-and-a-half hours
• 24 hours

Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the text?

• Jack's mother survived the sinking of the Titanic.
• Milton Long did not survive the disaster
• The Titanic would not have sunk if there had been more lifeboats on board.
• Jack wrote a memoir about the sinking of the Titanic.