Frozen Dreams

At the beginning of the article, what did Matthew Henson dream of achieving?

• Finding work on a ship as a skilled cabin boy

• getting back to camp before his feet froze

• learning to drive a dogsled like European explores

• being one of the first people to reach the North Pole

In the sentence "Surely Henson was embittered by the injustice," embittered means Henson was made

• Sad

• Angry

• powerless

• indifferent

What did the Inuit people do for Henson and Robert Peary?

• wrote stories of their adventures

• helped them survive in the Arctic

• returned to the bay to pick them up

• searched for routes from Europe to Asia

What problems did Henson and Peary face on their Arctic expeditions?

• blizzards

• spilt boots

• lost dogs

• lack of food

Soon after the expedition, who became famous for reaching the North Pole?

• Henson

• Ootah

• Henson and Peary

• Peary

What conclusion can you draw from "Frozen Dreams" ?

• No one will ever know if Henson was a great explorer or not

• People forgot about Peary when they learned about Henson

• Henson was as important as Peary to the success of their expedition

• Henson would never have achieved anything great if he hadn't gone to the Arctic