Storyworks 3: The Search for Pirate Gold

The author writes that “Bellamy was a very successful pirate.” Which detail does she include to support this claim?

• They were there to rob passing ships full of gold, silver, silk, and spices.

• In just one year, they had robbed more than 50 ships.

• They were going to their hideaway off the coast of Maine.

• Bellamy ordered his men to stop on the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

What destroyed the Whydah?

• a storm

• a whale

• another ship

• rocks along the shore

What did Barry do first to find the treasure?

• He bought equipment.

• He got permission for the search.

• He figured out what treasures were on the ship.

• He studied maps for clues to where the ship sank.

Barry and his crew stopped their first search for the treasure because:

• he didn’t have the right equipment.

• they ran out of money.

• a TV crew started filming them.

• it was dangerous to be in the ocean.

What happened after the TV reporter insisted that Barry’s crew dive?

• Some crew members quit.

• Barry raised money for the dive.

• The crew said the waters were too dangerous.

• A crew member saw three cannons underwater.

Barry knew he had found Bellamy’s treasure when the crew:

• became grumpy.

• stopped 500 feet from shore.

• found a silver coin from 1688.

• found unexploded bombs from World War II.

Which word best describes Barry?

• funny

• bored

• annoyed

• determined

Which detail from the text best shows Barry was determined?

• Young Barry often stared out at the ocean.

• Barry believed him.

• Barry and his crew started their work again in May 1984.

• Barry looked up and smiled.