Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl

What are two of the "inquisitive guests" that stay with the raft day and night?

• dolphins and pilot fish

• giant rays and squids

• plankton and shrimp

After dark, what glows in the water as brightly as the stars?

• giant squid

• pilot fish

• shrimp and plankton

What are the "shining eyes" that sometimes frighten the sailors at night?

• dolphins and pilot fish

• big squids and deep-water fish

• stars

What do the three "monsters" look like to the men on the raft?

• They didn't look like anything at all.

• They look like giant submarines under the water.

• They look like goblins or ghosts under the water.

How do the men know that the "monsters" are not whales?

• They don't come up for air to breathe.

• Because they were smaller than elephants.

At what time of day does the whale shark appear?

• It appears at dinner time or in the evening.

• It appears at breakfast or in the morning.

• It appears at lunch time or noon.

How does Heyerdahl describe the whale shark?

• He describes the whale shark as a sea monster.

• He compares it to a giant squid.

• He doesn't describe it all.

What animals swim near the whale shark?

• Dolphins

• Pilot fish swim on and around the whale shark.

• Giant squid

What does Erik do to the whale shark?

• He doesn't do anything to the whale shark.

• He runs and gets his camera in order to take pictures.

• Erik harpoons the whale shark.

How does the whale shark's behavior change after it is attacked?

• It doesn't change, it remains placid and friendly.

• The whale shark thrashes around and plunges down into the water.

• It attacks the raft.