Island Whole Novel by Mrs. Martin

Which of the following best describes the theme of the novel?

• Family must come first.

• Loneliness can affect one's decision-making.

• It is often possible to be overly confident.

• Teamwork is often the solution to many of life's problems.

What type of conflict is illustrated by the following passage:

"Then the wave broke in a cascade of spray, and the schooner was headed down, plummeting into the trough. A streak of forked lightning silhouetted her against white water."

• Man V. Self

• Man V. Man

• Man V. Nature

• Man V. Society s

What type of figurative language is illustrated in the following line from the text:

"If the storm misses us, I'll keep my room so clean you could eat off the floor."

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

Which of the following would fall under the category of exposition?

• The engine breaks.

• Lyssa becomes seasick over the side of the boat.

• The children cannot find Mr. Radford.

• The children arrive aboard The Phoenix.

What is the climax of the novel?

• The engine breaks, and the kids must work together to fix it.

• Radford disappears.

• JJ and Ian get into a screaming match about Ian's computer.

• JJ arrives aboard the ship after getting to the port by private jet.

Based on the context, what does the word in all caps mean in the following passage:

"So I'm afraid we've got a bit of a rough ride ahead of us tonight," the captain told them grimly.

"You mean last time wasn't a rough ride?" Charla said in DISMAY.

• sadness

• hope

• disbelief

• cruelty

What can we infer based on the following passage:

"Aw, Lyss, I knew you'd bust it."

"That's the last thing I said to her," Will replied quietly. "She rebuilt the engine on guts alone, and that was the thanks she got from me."

• Will is angry Lyss built the engine without him.

• Will regrets the way he treated his sister.

• Will is angry with Luke for being rude to his sister.

• Will thinks Lyssa did an irresponsible thing by trying to rebuild the engine.

Based on the context, what does word in all caps mean in the following passage:

"Crouching low, he dashed astern through the rain and spray, steadying himself with an arm on the cabin top. He PEERED around the corner and set his eyes on the instrument panel behind the wheel."

• looked

• ran

• hid

• reached

What can we infer from the following passage:

"No!" JJ protested. "We don't have to get blown around in this storm like this!"

Radford shot him a fierce look. "You gonna ask your famous daddy to pay off the storm and make it go away?"

"We can outrun it!" JJ argued. "We've got more wind than we know what to do with! Just put up the sails and fly!"

Radford shook his head in disgust and rushed away.

• JJ is trying to please Radford.

• Radford is irritated with JJ.

• JJ is trying to say his dad can help them.

• Radford is mad about being on a boat with children.

How can we BEST characterize Luke based on the following passage:

"What are we supposed to do?" asked Charla, her voice shrill with panic.

"Nobody's going to drown!" panted Luke. "You three climb on; I'll hang off the side! We'll switch every few hours," Luke decided.

• determined

• reckless

• nervous

• powerful