Antarctic Journal Review Quiz

How does the author organize the events in her journal?

• sequentially by date

• scientifically by name

• systematically from east to west

• geographically by latitude and longitude

In her journal, the author describes a 'penguin rookery.' What is a 'penguin rookery?'

• a home for a single penguin family

• a place where penguins hunt for food

• a nesting area for hundreds of penguins

• a caged area for studying captured penguins

At Palmer Station, the author learns that blue whales eat krill. What is krill?

• one-cell plants

• a kind of green algea

• large animals similar to seals

• tiny shrimplike ocean animals

Which of these phrases from the journal does NOT help you understand the sequence of events?

• earlier today

• twilight falls

• it was three in the morning

• three miles from Palmer Island

The author falls into a crevasse. What is a crevasse?

• a deep, narrow river

• a wide, shallow lake

• a deep, narrow crack

• a wide, shallow canyon

In the following sentences, why does the author used the words in quotations: "After a few deep breaths", I began to scramble out. Terrified the crack would keep growing, I moved slowly. "It was an hour before" I was on firm ice.

• to create a sense of terror in the reader

• to show how metaphors can create a sense of suspense

• to demonstrate the she is not an experience climber

• to show the sequence of events and the passage of time

When does the author see the green flash in the sky?

• at noon

• at dawn

• at sunset

• at three in the morning

When does the author leave Antarctica and go home?

• in March

• In January

• In February

• In December

Which text from the journal includes a simile?

• "The careless scuff of a boot heel..."

• "Twilight falls and I crawl into my tent..."

• "Frustrated birds shriek like squabbling children ..."

• "I have learned that the largest animal on Earth, the hundred-ton blue whale..."

Which text from the journal includes a metaphor?

• "It was three in the morning, bright outside..."

• "...I climbed in a stillness broken only by the noise of snow..."

• "Dressed in a watchman cap, three layers under my parka and boots..."

• "Near the top I heard a cracking sound, a slap magnified a million times..."