Voyage of The Frog - Ch.11-15

p.88. "There are people right there--right on the other side of that steel, there--are--people--right--there.

The author uses dashes in this sentence to emphasize that-

• David thought the people on the tanker were trying to run him over.

• David suddenly realized the ship would have people on board who could rescue him.

That was it — his only light. The candle.

He scrambled below. Frantically he fell to his hands and knees and felt around beneath the table... His fingers hit the candle and it rolled. He grabbed for it, missed,...

The description of David searching for the candle to signal the oil tanker creates a mood of __________ for the reader.

• optimism (hopefulness and confidence about the future)

• fear (afraid of something)

• suspense (a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen)

• melancholy (sadness)

Re-read the last paragraph on p.61. What is the meaning of the figurative language "Hate was like a fuel that drove him?"

• Hate gave David the energy to sail the boat.

• Hate was controlling David's thoughts and actions.

What conclusion does David come to about hate?

• Nothing is accomplished by hatred.

• Hate is a good motivation for getting things done.

David made himself stop thinking about the people on the plane he saw because--

• he was afraid he was hallucinating and going crazy.

• he was sure they had seen him and would send help.

• he didn't want to let hate take over his mind again.

The idea that "knowing all things" is mentioned again and again in the novel. When David is surrounded by whales, what does he remember that helps him remain calm.

• That sometimes dolphins would play with boats, swimming along side them and bumping them.

• That a group of whale is called a pod.

• That whales could swim between 20 and 30 knots.

After David finally catches "a wind," the tone of the story becomes--

• optimistic

• scary

• suspenseful

• melancholy

"It was like riding a roller coaster while somebody every twenty seconds hit the front end with a giant sledgehammer."

This figurative language helps the reader understand--

• how much fun David was having sailing the waves.

• how scary it was sailing the waves.

• how jolting it was every time The Frog hit a wave.

How does David almost die when he finds land?

• Sharks began attacking the boat.

• The Frog almost ran up on the shore.

• Pirates near the shore began shooting at him.

Why wasn't David more excited about finding land?

• There were no signs of people or civilization.

• He had decided he liked being alone at sea.

• The land was occupied by pirates.