The Search for Pirate Gold

The author writes that “Bellamy was a very successful pirate.” Which detail does she include to support this claim?

• “They were there to rob passing shipsfull of gold, silver, silk, and spices.”

• “In just one year, they had robbed morethan 50 ships.”

• “They were going to their hideaway offthe coast of Maine.”

• “Bellamy ordered his men to stop on theshores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.”

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What destroyed the Whydah?

• a storm

• a whale

• another ship

• rocks along the shore

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What did Barry do first to find the treasure?

• He bought equipment.

• He got permission for the search.

• He figured out what treasures were on the ship.

• He studied maps for clues to where theship sank.

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Barry and his crew stopped their first search for the treasure because:

• he didn’t have the right equipment.

• they ran out of money

• a TV crew started filming them

• it was dangerous to be in the ocean

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What happened after the TV reporter insisted that Barry’s crew dive?

• Some crew members quit.

• Barry raised money for the dive.

• The crew said the waters were too dangerous.

• A crew member saw three cannons under water.

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Barry knew he had found Bellamy’s treasure when the crew:

• became grumpy.

• stopped 500 feet from the shore

• found a silver coin from 1688

• found unexploded bombs from World War II.

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Which word best describes Barry?

• funny

• bored

• annoyed

• determined

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Which line from the text best supports the answer to question 7? (How you would describe Barry)

• “Young Barry often stared out at the ocean.”

• “Barry believed him.”

• “Barry and his crew started their workagain in May 1984.”

• “Barry looked up and smiled.”

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The cat looked ____________________, so Tommy ran away.

• toppled

• vicious

• diver

• wreckage

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Ask your grandmother about those important ______________ you found in her attic.

• cannons

• wreckage

• artifacts

• salvaged

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