The Explorer's Daughter

The Explorer's Daughter is about

• A girl who used to live in Greenland with the Inuits (Eskimos)

• A girl who climbed a mountain

• A girl who travelled around the world

This extract could be described as...

• Biographical

• Autobiographical

• Travel Writing

• How-to guide

What animals are hunted in this text?

• Seals

• Polar bears

• Narwals

The writers descriptions of the narwals in paragraph 1 make them seem...

• Beautiful

• Menacing

• Tranquil

• Clever

• Violent

Which word is the most appropriate for describing the writer's feelings towards the narwals?

• Disgust

• Fear

• Awe

Describe the tone of paragraph 2

• Factual and detached

• Emotive

What does the word "essential" suggest about Herbert's attutude to hunting?

• That it is unfair as the narwhals are such beautiful creatures

• That hunting narwhals is essential for the survival of the Inuits

Narwal tusks are more useful to humans than the narwhals themselves

• True

• False

What does the writer imply about hunters?

• That they are vulnerable

• That they are cowardly

Why does she consider narwhal hunting a dilemma

• Because she thinks it shouldn't happen

• Because she understands why people must hunt but doesn't enjoy witnessing it