Deep Water

"All we have to fear is fear itself." Who said these words?

• Douglas

• Douglas' father

• His instructor

• President Roosevelt

Why was Douglas drowning?

• He got thrown into the deep end

• He swam into the deep end on his own

• He slipped and fell into the pool

• He forgot to wear water wings

How deep was the deep end of the YMCA swimming pool?

• About two feet deep

• Eleven feet deep

• Nine feet deep

• Twelve feet deep

How many times did the author sink down as he tried to swim up?

• One time

• Three times

• Four times

• Seven times

Why was Douglas not 'yet frightened out of his wits' when he was first pushed into the pool?

• He had a plan to jump up to the surface

• He knew how to swim

• He knew the eighteen-year-old would save him

• He was light enough to float

How old was Douglas during the 'misadventure'?

• Four years old

• Twenty years old

• Ten to eleven years old

• Thirty years old

When and where did the narrator's aversion to water begin?

• When he was eleven years old and almost drowned in the YMCA pool

• When he was thirty and swimming in a tourist spot

• When he was six years old in his bathtub

• When he was four years old at a California beach

Which of the following did Douglas' instructor not do when teaching him to swim?

• Make him put his face in and out of water

• Make him take trips over and across the pool using a belt attached to a rope

• Make him take long baths at Bumping Lake in the Cascades

• Hold him at the side of the pool and make him kick his legs

What did the narrator do at the end of the story when he was seized with terror?

• He would sob violently

• He would talk out loud to the terror and challenge it

• He would ignore it and keep swimming

• He would write it in his diary

Why did the author's mother warn him about the Yakima river?

• It was polluted

• It was treacherous and many drownings had taken place there

• It was the property of millionaires

• It was the site of a lot of criminal activity