Into the Lifeboat Quiz Review

What is the definition of reluctance?

• to capture the interest of someone

• to give comfort to another person

• to be unwilling to do something

• to do something without cointrol

What is a simile?

• comparing two things using like or as

• extreme exaggeration

• stating one thing is something else

• repetition of sounds

What does the word illuminated mean?

• to be misleading

• Harsh in tone

• to be out of place

• Bright lights

Which sentence from the text is a simile?

• We touched the water with a terrific thud, a bone-cracking thud which started the baby crying in earnest.

•  A tiny breeze, the first we had felt on this calm night, blew an icy blast across my face; it felt like a knife in its penetrating coldness.

• How strange it was to pass all those rooms lit up so brilliantly.

• Jewels sparkled on dressing tables and a pair of silver slippers were lying around in disorder.

Why did Violet Jessop write this memoir?

• to use figurative language to express the theme

• to state her claim and support it with reasons

• to send us back to the past and show made up events

• to share her personal experiences and observations

Who is the author of this memoir?

• Mary TallMountain

• Linda Sue Park

• Violet Jessop

• Nancy Wood

What is subjective point of view?

• Includes personal opinions, feelings, and perspectives

• includes facts and evidence

What is objective point of view?

• Includes personal opinions, feelings, and perspectives

• includes facts and evidence

Is the text subjective or objective?

• Objective

• Subjective

Which is a description of the titanic?

• a bone-cracking thud which started the baby crying in earnest (paragraph 23)

• She was getting lower in the water (paragraph 26)

• the women in the boat started to weep (paragraph 27)