Storm Warriors Test

What is the setting of Storm Warriors?

• Pea Island, North Carolina

• Outer Banks, North Carolina

• Roanoke, Virginia

• Columbia, PA

Why doesn't Keeper Etheridge give the "Action" command?

• He doesn't want them to risk their lives

• Their equipment is useless

• Someone else is coming to rescue them

• They are missing something

Why does Mr. Bowser say, "You did study well, Nathan"?

• He is being sarcastic and mean

• He is impressed with his knowledge of medicine

• He is trying to be funny

• He is jealous

Which sentence from the passage is the best evidence that the passage is written in the first-person point of view?

• "Powerful waves smacked them in the chest."

• "One of them goes down, we'll haul them both back in."

• "I would never be able to do what these men were doing."

• "Mr. Meekins was carrying something a little larger than a Lyle gun."

Which quotation from the passage is evidence that interaction with another character ENCOURAGES Nathan, that what he did is good?

• "They've lost their footing! I cried."

• "You did study well, Nathan, he said."

• "Ain't he young to be a doctor? he asked her."

• "George, take over my place with the ropes, he shouted to Daddy"

Which quotation from the passage shows that Nathan starts to feel useful in his role as a surfman's helper with his knowledge?

• "She patted his shoulder and smoothed the hair off his forehead."

• "No, only Arthur," she said. He took quite a fall when the ship ran aground."

• "...I recalled the words from the medical books and they comforted me with their matter-of-factness."

• "...and those men were walking INTO it."

Which statement BEST SUPPORTS the CLAIM that Mrs. Gardiner and the Captain were possibly husband and wife?

• "Just then, a tall white man appeared, dressed in a captain's coat, his long hair flying in the wind."

• "They've saved the whole crew!" he cried."

• "He reached up into the driving cart and pulled Mrs. Gardiner to him, pressing his cheek against hers."

• "My good men," he said, his voice shaking, "we owe you our lives."

Complete the following RACE MODEL to BEST answer the question --

At what moment does Nathan realize that he could never do what Mr. Pugh and Keeper Etheridge are doing? Support your answer using evidence from the text.

Nathan realizes that he could never become a Storm Warrior ​ (a)   I know this because it says on ​ page (b)   , ​ (c)   This is important because becoming a surfman was Nathan's dream, but he doesn't have the bravery, or ​ (d)   , to do the job.​

• when he sees the two men walk into the ocean.
• 270, paragraph 3
• "I'll never ...  do what these men are doing"
• courage
• 272, paragraph 2
• 292, paragraph 1
• "I heard another cheer from the ship."
• scaredy-cat
• at the beginning of the story

Put the following events in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER from what happens first, to what happens last

• A ship runs aground.

• The men try to set up the Lyle Cannon but the sand is too soft.

• Two men walk into the storm to attach the rope, and bring back a baby.

• The captain thanks the Storm Warriors.

• Nathan uses his medical knowledge to heal the sick and wounded.

Which claim BEST describes the sentence below?

As the surfmen drew closer, I heard [Thomas crying] which sounded like the squalling of an alley cat.

• The sentence is a simile because it uses the word "as".

• The sentence is an adage.

• The sentence is a simile because it uses the word "like".

• The sentence is a simile because it uses the word "like" to compare the noise of an alley cat to the crying of a baby.