Storm Warriors

What does clammy mean?

• graceful

• dry

• crusty

• sticky

What does squalling mean?

• bubbling

• screaming

• laughing

• panting

What does secured mean?

• held tightly

• released quickly

• affected quickly

• release recently

What does critical mean?

• confusing

• delicate

• vital

• reasonable

What does demolished mean?

• destroyed

• invented

• manufactured

• furnished

At the beginning of the story the narrator is....

• on a boat

• in the building

• in the water

• on the shore

What conclusion can we draw from this passage? "It was unthinkable what these men were doing. Violence swirled around us - a deadly, churning mix of wind and sea. An these two surfmen were walking into it.

• the narrator thinks the surfmen are foolish

• the narrator thinks the ship's crew will save the surfmen's lives

• the narrator thinks the surfmen are in serious danger

• the narrator thinks the surfmen will fail to save the ship's crew

What sentence below shows that the passage is written in first person point of view?

• "Powerful waves smacked them in the chest."

• "One of them goes down, we'll haul them both back in."

• "Mr. Meekins was carrying something a little larger than a Lyle gun."

• "I would never be able to do what these men were doing."

The ship's crew believes that

• women and children should be save first.

• the captain should have been the last one to leave the ship.

• the surfmen should have been the last one to leave the ship.

• Nathan saved all their lives because of his medical knowledge.

What conclusion can the reader draw about Mrs. Gardiner?

• She is helpless in an emergency

• She has more medical knowledge than Nathan

• She is more concerned about herself than about others.

• She has a special relationship with the captain.