Annette the Mermaid
Where was Annette Kellerman born?
Sydney, Australia
What made Annette’s swimsuit controversial in London?
It exposed her arms and legs
What is a lithophone?
A musical rock
What does “crippling” mean in paragraph 2 of Annette’s story?
Severely limiting movement or function
What is the central idea of “Annette the Mermaid”?
Annette overcame disability to become a famous swimmer and actress.
What disease did Annette have as a child?
Rickets
What did Annette sew onto her swimsuit before performing for royalty?
Black stockings
What did Bernard Fagg call the musical stones he found?
Rock gongs
What does “abbreviated” mean as used to describe Annette’s swimsuit?
Shortened
What can we infer about society’s view of women swimmers in the early 1900s?
It was unusual and often criticized.
What helped Annette strengthen her legs?
Swimming
What was the result of Annette's arrest at Revere Beach?
She won the case
Where did Lya Dams find hammered cave walls that made music?
Nerja Caves in Spain
What does “pockmarked” mean in the context of the Rock Music article?
Marked with small holes or dents
Why were ancient people hitting rocks repeatedly, based on the Rock Music article?
To make music or for spiritual reasons
Why did Annette perform in aquariums?
To earn money for her family
What popular item did Annette create after her swimsuit trial?
The Kellerman swimsuit
What is the general name for rocks that make music?
Lithophones
What does “portable” mean as used to describe the rocks in paragraph 13?
Easy to carry
What does the passage suggest about the study of lithophones?
It’s still new and not fully developed
What nickname did the newspapers give Annette after swimming the Thames?
The Australian Mermaid
Why was Annette’s participation in swimming races unusual for her time?
Women weren’t encouraged to compete
What do we still not fully understand about lithophones?
How or why they were exactly used
What does “emitted” mean in the sentence about musical caves?
Gave off or released
What evidence shows that lithophones were used over a long period of time?
Rocks were heavily worn from striking