from A Night to Remember Review

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

• the trimmers
• the passengers
• the captain and first officer
• the six lookouts

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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 rcew to find out what happened
• know right away that the ship has hit an iceberg
• rush to get on the lifeboats

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

An ominous sound might be

• a loud concert
• a window breaking
• a baby laughing
• a beautiful song

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does jar mean?

• a glass container, usually with no handles
• a jolt, shock, or shake
• a harsh, scraping sound
• a jolt or shock, as well as a harsh, scraping sound

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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."

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

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"

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5