from A Night to Remember

Who were the "eyes of the ship" on the Titanic?

• the trimmers

• the passengers

• the captain and first officer

• the six lookouts

If you indulge a person,

• you make the person give you something.

• you allow that person to do something.

• you stop that person from doing something.

• you take away something the person wants.

A mountain might shudder if

• there was an earthquake nearby.

• someone used a shovel to dig a hole.

• hikers walked on its trails.

• snow fell on it.

When Titanic hits the iceberg, most of the passengers

• feel or hear something strange, but aren't sure what it is.

• hurry to find a member of the crew to find out what happened.

• know right away that the ship has hit an iceberg.

• rush to get on the lifeboats.

An ominous sound might be

• a loud concert

• a window breaking

• a baby laughing

• a beautiful song

Why don't the on-duty lookouts realize right away that the Titanic has hit an iceberg?

• They see the front of the ship miss the iceberg, so they think all is OK.

• They do not see the iceberg at all.

• They are only watching the left side of the ship.

• They are not prepared for a crash.

What does jar mean?

• a glass container, usually with no handles.

• a jolt or shock, as well as a harsh, scraping sound.

• a loud, banging sound.

Which description makes the jolt of hitting the iceberg sound most dangerous?

• "... that thud... the grinding, tearing sound..."

• "Isn't it funny... we're landing!"

• "... it was like a heavy wave striking the ship."

• "... The ship seemed to roll over 'a thousand marbles."

Some passengers knew what the ship hit right away because

• they saw water pouring into the boiler rooms.

• they recognized the sounds the ship made.

• they saw the iceberg from the crow's nest.

• some ice fell into their cabin through an open porthole.

Which of these phrases uses strong imagery to illustrate an idea?

• "tried to connect it with something familiar"

• "a mountain of ice standing black against the starlit sky"

• "didn't surprise Groves very much

• "seemed stronger to some than to others"