Unbroken Chapter 13 Anchor Questions

Based off of Chapter 13's Title, "Missing at Sea," what can we infer about the main events of that chapter?

• The three men will stay missing until the end of the chapter , where they are captured by the Chinese

• The three men will fight off many sharks because they are stranded in the middle of the ocean.

• The three men won't ever be rescued.

• It will become known that the three men are missing, and the men will continue to stay missing, facing all of the obstacles out at sea.

Read the following passage from Unbroken:

Joe Deasy landed Daisy Mae on Palmyra late that afternoon, having seen no trace of Corpening's plane. That night, he received the stunning news: Green Hornet had never landed. "Holy smoke!" he said. Two planes were now down, taking twenty-one men with them.

Why does the author begin the chapter by changing the point of view?

• The point of view change helps the readers understand that now others know that the three men are lost at sea.

• The point of view change is needed when you change from one chapter to another in a novel.

• The point of view change shows how Louie is dealing with the ocean on his own.

• The point of view change helps show how bad the men's situation is.

Read the following passage from Unbroken:

Joe Deasy landed Daisy Mae on Palmyra late that afternoon, having seen no trace of Corpening's plane. That night, he received the stunning news: Green Hornet had never landed. "Holy smoke!" he said. Two planes were now down, taking twenty-one men with them.

What type of verbal is used in the underlined sentence above?

• Participle

• Gerund

• Infinitive

• Verbal

Read the following passage from the novel:

"Louie decided to divvy up breakfast. He reached into the raft pocket. The chocolate was gone. He looked at Mac. Mac looked back at him with wide, guilty eyes."

What can you infer the word divvy means in the sentence above?

• To give up; to give in

• To negotiate; to bargain

• To divide up; to give out

• To transfer; to move from one place to the other

Read the passage from the novel:

As they lay in silence, a purring sound drifted between their thoughts. Searching the sky, they saw a bomber, well to the east. Flying much too high to be a search plane, it was probably headed to Palmyra. Louie lunged for the flare gun, loaded it, aimed high, and squeezed the trigger. The gun bucked in his hand, and the flare streaked up. As it shot overhead, Louie shook a sea dye pack into the water. A pool of vivid yellow bloomed over the ocean. Louie, Phil, and Mac watched the bomber, hoping, hoping. Slowly, the flare sputtered out. The bomber kept going, and then it was gone."

What is the Dramatic Irony of this passage? Does it create suspense or humor?

• The dramatic irony is that the flare gun is used to signal the plane, and it sputters out, creating humor.

• The dramatic irony is that the bomber was heading to Palmyra, and it was way overhead, creating suspense.

• The dramatic irony is that Louie and his friends see a plane that could actually rescue them, and it does, creating suspense.

• The dramatic irony is that Louie and his friends see a plane that could rescue them, yet it doesn't see them and keeps going, leaving them alone on the ocean, creating suspense.

Read the passage from the novel:

As they lay in silence, a purring sound drifted between their thoughts. Searching the sky, they saw a bomber, well to the east. Flying much too high to be a search plane, it was probably headed to Palmyra. Louie lunged for the flare gun, loaded it, aimed high, and squeezed the trigger. The gun bucked in his hand, and the flare streaked up. As it shot overhead, Louie shook a sea dye pack into the water. A pool of vivid yellow bloomed over the ocean. Louie, Phil, and Mac watched the bomber, hoping, hoping. Slowly, the flare sputtered out. The bomber kept going, and then it was gone."

Which of the following is a verbal in the sentence underlined above:

• Hoping is a gerund

• Hoping is a participle

• Watched is a participle

• Watched is a gerund

Read the following passage from Unbroken:

The flares died, and the Daisy Mae flew on. No one aboard saw anything. The castaways' best chance of rescue was lost. Every hour, they were farther west. If they weren't found, their only hope would be to find land. Ahead, there wasn't a single island for some two thousand miles. If by some miracle they made it that far alive, they might reach the Marshall or Gilbert Islands. Then they'd have another problem. Both sets of islands belonged to the Japanese. Watching Daisy Mae fly away, Louie had a dark feeling.

What key words from the text contribute to the mood of this passage?

• Islands, Miles, Found, Hope

• Flares, Flew, Aboard, Land

• Dark, Problem, Lost, Died

• Farther, Found, Islands, Hope

Read the following passage from Unbroken:

The flares died, and the Daisy Mae flew on. No one aboard saw anything. The castaways' best chance of rescue was lost. Every hour, they were farther west. If they weren't found, their only hope would be to find land. Ahead, there wasn't a single island for some two thousand miles. If by some miracle they made it that far alive, they might reach the Marshall or Gilbert Islands. Then they'd have another problem. Both sets of islands belonged to the Japanese. Watching Daisy Mae fly away, Louie had a dark feeling.

What is the verb mood of the underlined sentence above?

• Imparative

• Indicative

• Interrogative

• Conditional

• Subjunctive

Read the following passage from Unbroken:

The flares died, and the Daisy Mae flew on. No one aboard saw anything. The castaways' best chance of rescue was lost. Every hour, they were farther west. If they weren't found, their only hope would be to find land. Ahead, there wasn't a single island for some two thousand miles. If by some miracle they made it that far alive, they might reach the Marshall or Gilbert Islands. Then they'd have another problem. Both sets of islands belonged to the Japanese. Watching Daisy Mae fly away, Louie had a dark feeling.

What is the infinitive in the underlined sentence above?

• reach

• to reach

• hope

• to find

• land

"A week after Green Hornet vanished, the search was abandoned."

Is this sentence active or passive?

• Active Voice

• Passive Voice