"Ice Island" by Sherry Shahan Chapters 1-10

From what point of view is this story written?

• third person

• first person

• second person

Who is the main character in this story?

• Cole

• Bandit

• Mom

• Tatum

Match the following vocabulary words with the correct defintion.

• an older person

• musher

• dirty, shabby, undesirable

• haggard

  "The mushers all had haggard faces, hair poking up in greasy snarls."

• terrible, miserable

• elder

• wild and unruly; tired

• crummy

• a person who drives a dogsled or team of dogs

• seedy

  "She never complained though, no matter how seedy the accommodations."

What did J.M. get for winning the Iditarod?

• a trophy

• a cash prize

• keys to a pickup truck

• all of the above

Match the following sentences from the story with the correct form of figurative language.

• simile

• "When you're on the edge of nowhere, it takes forever for the sun to fully rise."

• metaphor

• "She rushed downstairs, stepping into nature's freezer."

• hyperbole (exaggeration)

• "Cole wrapped her up like a burrito..."

• hyperbole (exaggeration)

• "If Mom finds out what happened, I'll be grounded into the next century."

According to Cole, speed doesn't win races. What does?

• endurance

• knowledge

• mental toughness

Explain the old Eskimo proverb, "If you're going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance."

Name two settings in the story.

Fill in the blank with one of the drop-down options.

"Tatum limped ​ ​ (a)   up the steps, cringing at the pain in her feet.

• awkwardly
• easily
• angrily

"He ushered them in and hung up their parkas."

What part of speech is the word ushered in the sentence above?

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• adverb