Stormalong Comprehension

Read this sentence from the passage.

But all the time Stormy was watering, hoeing, picking, and planting, he knew he still had not found a home.

What does the sentence above reveal about the passage?

• It is told in third-person point of view.

• It is told in first-person point of view.

• It is a tall tale from New England.

• It is a scene from a play.

Read this sentence from the passage.

A giant baby three fathoms tall -- or eighteen feet! -- was crawling across the sand, crying in a voice as loud as a foghorn.

Why is the sentence above an example of hyperbole?

• because it uses third-person point of view

• because it introduces the main character

• because it contains a wild exaggeration

• because it contains a comparison

How does Stormy feel as a child growing up on Cape Cod?

• He wishes he could be like everyone else.

• He wishes he would get more attention.

• He wishes he could grow taller.

• He wishes he had his own ship.

Which text from the passage shows that Stormy loves the ocean?

• ". . . folks always guessed he was a sailor and asked him questions about the sea."

• ". . . no ship, not even The Lady of the Sea, was big enough for him."

• ". . . all the Yankee clipper crews wanted him to sail with them."

• ". . . folks used to say he had salt water in his veins."

Why is Stormy disappointed when he arrives in Boston?

• The buildings are the same size as the ones in Cape Cod.

• People recognize him and ask him for favors.

• The only job he can find is being a cabin boy.

• It is not far enough away from the sea.

When do the sailors on The Lady of the Sea begin to accept Stormy?

• when he fights a giant octopus for the ship's anchor

• when the captain first hires him as a cabin boy

• when he teaches the sailors new sea songs

• when they find him sleeping in a rowboat

Which of these sentences from the passage is NOT an example of hyperbole?

• "The vessel was so big that once, when she hit an island in the Caribbean Sea, she knocked it clear into the Gulf of Mexico!"

• "Stormy felt like an outcast as he packed his trunk, hoisted it over his shoulder, and started away."

• "Sailors in every port told how he ate . . . a hundred gallons of whale soup for lunch."

• "The ship's towering masts had to be hinged to let the sun and moon go by."

How do the sailors show how much they care about Stormy?

• by asking him to return to the sea

• by building a huge ship for him

• by making up songs about him

• by following him to Kansas

Use the passage "Stormalong" and the play "Hoderi the Fisherman" to answer this question.

How is "Stormalong" DIFFERENT from "Hoderi the Fisherman"?

• "Stormalong" describes a character who becomes an outcast at the end of the story.

• "Stormalong" describes a character who wants to fit in.

• "Stormalong" takes place in more than one setting.

• "Stormalong" is a traditional tale.

Use the passage "Stormalong" and the play "Hoderi the Fisherman" to answer this question.

How are the events in "Stormalong" SIMILAR to the events in "Hoderi the Fisherman"?

• Both passages describe why leaving home is too dangerous.

• Both passages describe characters who go on a quest.

• Both passages describe how characters fall in love.

• Both passages describe the adventures of fishing.