Encounter

The author of this story uses many metaphors. What is a metaphor?

• a comparison not using like or as

• making things act like people

• a comparison using like or as

• an exaggeration

In the beginning of the story, the author compared the boats Columbus arrived on to...

• dinosaurs

• three great-winged birds

• majestic cruise ships

• canoes

The author wrote, "They hid their bodies in colors, like parrots." What does that phrase mean?

• They painted their bodies.

• Their skin was many different colors.

• They wore clothes.

• Everyone has the same color shirt on.

From whose point of view is Encounter told?

• Christopher Columbus

• One of the sailors

• A Young Taino boy

• The Taino chief

The boy felt his dream was a warning. What warning does the narrator repeatedly give his people?

• "Do not welcome them"

• "Do not trust them."

• "Do not eat their food."

• "They will make us slaves."

When the tribe and the sailor exchange gifts, why did the boy not feel afraid?

• the sailors said they wouldn't hard the tribe

• the gifts were expensive

• trading is a kind gesture

• the sailors gave them gold

The sailors' "chief" had a serpent's smile. What kind of smile did he have?

• friendly

• welcoming

• sneaky

• angry

Why did the sailors take some of the tribe?

• They captured them to use as slaves.

• They wanted to show them around their boats.

• The tribe members wanted to leave to have a better life.

• It was a game they were playing.

Why did the sailors admire the golden armbands and nose rings?

• They had never seen gold before.

• They wanted to see how it was made.

• They were just admiring their beauty.

• They wanted to take the treasure for themselves.

The author uses personification when writing the phrase that the sword "bit his palm." What does that phrase mean?

• The sword has teeth.

• The sword cut him.

• The sword bit him.

• The sword was mean.