By the Great Horn Spoon Ch. 5-6

If something is notorious, how could we describe it?

• dishonorable, infamous, famous for a bad thing

• shockingly dreadful

• behind, at the rear

• repetitive or boredom

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word:

The tangle of people began to ________ after the Lady Wilma settled down on the ocean.

Who figured out the problem of the spoiled potatoes and grapes?

• Jack

• Captain Swain

• Praiseworthy

• Mr. Azariah Jones

• Monsieur Gaunt

Why did Captain Swain not tell the passengers that he took the Lady Wilma through the Strait of Magellan?

Jack and Praiseworthy could feel that a new adventure was impending...

What does impending mean?

• about to happen; imminent; threatening

• suffer or weaken

• show, prove, or demonstrate

• a sudden disturbance or commotion

Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word:

The ocean around the Cape seemed to have _______ - force winds that rocked the ship constantly.

Mr. Jones was confounded by his spoiled potatoes. What does confounded mean?

• about to happen

• bad or severe weather

• stagger, wobble

• stunned, puzzled, confused

What helped the Lady Wilma to get ahead of the Sea Raven?

Check the best answer to fill in the blank:

The doldrums were filled with _______ : the crew had nothing to do except wait for the winds to come back.

• inclement weather

• monotony

• squall

• stalwart

Jack listened to tales of whaling ships disappearing forever from the roaring Cape; of square-riggers with their masts uprooted like trees; of brigs driven back by horrendous headwinds and of barks wandering in endless fogs.

What does horrendous mean?

• wobbly, shaky

• strong wind, storm

• either end of the yard of the square sail

• horrible, terrible