HW: Swimming to Antarctica

Having water in my ears destroys my .................... and makes it difficult for me to walk steadily.

• Discern
• Gauge
• Buffer
• Equilibrium

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Pacing has an impact on how a reader experiences a story.

• TRUE
• FALSE

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When the narrator specifically tells the audience how a character is.

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

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When the narrator uses dialogue and other details to hint at a character's personality.

• Direct Characterization
• Indirect Characterization

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In Swimming to Antarctica, what motivates Cox to swim a mile in Antarctic waters?

• She wants to win a bet.
• She wants to challenge herself.
• She wants to be part of a great team
• She wants to qualify for the Olympics.

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In Swimming to Antarctica, how does Cox feel about the mile-long swim before she attempts it?

• She is certain she can do it
• She is carefree and light-hearted.
• She is paralyzed with fear.
• She is anxious but excited.

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In Swimming to Antarctica, what goes wrong in the very first moment of Cox's swim?

• Cox's head goes under the water.
• The crew spots a pod of killer whales.
• Cox damages her vagus nerve.
• Cox swims too slowly to maintain her body heat.

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In Swimming to Antarctica, why does Lynne Cox have to change course during her swim?

• She needs to find warmer water.
• She is heading toward a pod of killer whales.
• There are dangerous icebergs in her path.
• The original course is too short.

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In Swimming to Antarctica, what information about her physical state does Cox find out only after she completes the swim?

• The cold forced the blood in her body to her internal organs.
• She had suffered nerve damage during an earlier swim.
• . Once her body temperature started to drop, it would drop very quickly.
• She was in oxygen debt during the early part of the swim.

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Which adjectives best capture Cox's feelings on the night after she completes her swim in Swimming to Antarctica?

• exhilarated and proud 
• disappointed and very cold
• surprised and disbelieving
• confused and nervous 

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