On My Honor - Chapter 4

The chapter starts with Joel swimming towards the sandbar. He realizes that the current is doing what?

• pulling him under the water

• pushing him downstream

• making him swim twice as hard as he should have to

• keeping him from getting any closer to the island.

In complete surprise, Joel realizes that Tony is a terrible swimmer. What are three things Tony does that shows us he can't swim well at all? Choose THREE answers.

• He was splashing wildly in the water

• He was puffing and spewing water

• He looked really scared

• His hands were flailing all over the place.

Joel stops and touches bottom for a moment to catch his breath. What is Tony doing when he catches up to Joel and stops beside him?

• griping because Joel had stopped

• shivering violently because the water was so cold

• gasping for breath with his chest heaving

• starting to think Joel was right to not want to swim in the river

Joel is concerned that Tony is too tired and winded to make it to the sandbar.

• True

• False

Joel says to Tony, "If you can't swim any better than that, you'll never make __________ next year."

• it to life guard

• the swim team

• friends at camp

Why does Tony probably not want to swim at the pool in town?

• He prefers the dirty river water.

• He doesn't like being around a bunch of little kids.

• He's embarrassed because he can't swim very well.

• He doesn't want to share Joel with other kids.

Joel told Tony that "he was a natural" at swimming and that he could probably be captain of the swim team next year.

• True

• False

Tony shoved Joel and ordered him to start swimming the rest of the way to the sandbar.

• True

• False

Joel, being the better swimmer, starts pulling away from Tony. But he knows he's still behind him because he can hear him slapping at the water like an old __________ .

• sea lion

• goose landing on the water

• bear trying to catch a fish

• paddle wheeler

As Joel approaches the sandbar he decides he's going to have to apologize to Tony. Why?

• Because maybe swimming at the river was a pretty good idea after all.

• Because he didn't want Tony to be upset with him.

• Because he felt bad for giving Tony a hard time about swimming in the river.