Character Descriptions
Battle and Hurricane Descriptions
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Vocabulary 3
100

What sentence in paragraph 18 conveys that Lieutenant Pattle was a strong and experienced pilot? 

"Flight-Lieutenant Pattle, the ace of aces..."

100

How does the Germans having 200 planes prove to be an advantage for the RAF hurricanes?

the German planes got in each other’s way because there were so many of them

100
crashes

collisions

100

mushy

soggy

100

stiffly

rigidly

200

Which sentence in paragraph 18 conveys that Pattle was an assuming, reckless leader who was disconnected with his squadron?

"...was evidently assuming that we could all fly as brilliantly as he could, and he led us on one hell of a dance above the city."

200

What quote does Dahl use to create a sense of claustrophobia in paragraph 19?

"You can turn your head and you can move your arms and legs, but the rest of your body is strapped so tightly into the tiny cockpit that you cannot move."

200

lucky

fortunate
200

not moveable

immobile

200

bullets

ammunition

300

What sentence in paragraph 21 conveys the intense feeling that Dahl felt during the battle?

"It was truly the most breathless and in a way the most exhilerating time I have ever had in my life."

300

According to paragraph 20, what was the difficulty of using the guns on the Hurricanes?

you could not aim the guns, you had to aim the plane because the guns were immobile

300

used

engaged

300

momentary or incomplete views

glimpses

300

come together

converge

400

How did Dahl feel when he landed on the ground based on the following quote in paragraph 24: "Then I found that my hand was shaking so much I couldn't put the flame to the end of the cigarette."

shaken, nervous, overwhelmed, scared

400

In paragraph 22, what metaphor does Dahl compare the battle to?

bowels of a fiery furnace

400

group of soldiers led by a lieutenant

platoon

400

retractable wheels of an airplane

undercarriage

400

drove

taxied

500

According to paragraph 21, when did Dahl leave the battle?

When he ran out of ammunition

500

In paragraph 24, what sentence demonstrates that Dahl reacted the same way that the other pilots did to the battle?

They were all holding cigarettes and their hands were all shaking as much as mine were.

500

group of planes

squadron

500

flaps on airplane wings that can be raised and lowered?

Ailerons

500

communicate

convey

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