Ch. 7 Comprehension
Ch. 7 Rhymes
Main Ideas
HG 21, 22
HG 22, 23, 24, 25
100
Where does this story take place? What is the setting?
It takes place mostly on the open ocean. The Mariner is from a small town that is hilly. There is a church, and there is a lighthouse there.
100
He holds him with his glittering eye The wedding-guest stood still, And listens like a three years child: The Mariner hath his will. (What is "will" in this sentence?"
He got his way or his wish. He was able to tell his story.
100
(True/False) A strong wind came up, but the wind did not move the ship.
True
100
What is Katniss’s prediction as she readies herself?
Her prediction is, if she dies at the feast, District 12 has no chance to win. Also she thinks about which tributes will come to the feast. She thinks Foxface might not come, because direct confrontation isn’t her strength and she has no weapons except she picked up some. She also thinks that she’ll probably be somewhere around to see what she can scavenge after the feast.
100
Why have the Gamemakers sent the thunderstorm?
They sent the thunderstorm to target Cato and Thresh.
200
What is the name of the animal that the Mariner kills? Why did he kill it?
It is an albatross. He killed it without thinking; therefore, he had no reason to kill it.
200
What is the modern English word for "spake"?
Spoke. The past tense of "speak".
200
(True/False) The ship moved because it had an engine.
False
200
What is on the table of the Cornucopia? Who is first to the table?
On the table are all the backpacks of each District. Foxface is the first person who runs and grabs her bag.
200
Where is Thresh?
They think Thresh is in a field, where the grass goes to Peeta’s shoulder, on the other side of the arena.
300
What was the ship that came to them a symbol of?
It was a symbol of death.
300
Are those her ribs through which he Sun did peer, as through a grate? And is that Woman all her crew? Is that a DEATH? and are there two? Is DEATH hat woman's mate? Who/what is the the woman?
The woman refers to the ship that comes.
300
(True/False) The two voices that the mariner heard were those of other crew members.
False.
300
What was in the District 12 backpack?
In the backpack was a hypodermic needle for Peeta to heel his wound.
300
What could be the roots of Haymitch’s drinking? What does this mean for Katniss?
All the memories of what happened and the fact that every year (young) kids are going into the Games and die, makes him drink, because he probably tries to drop it, but without alcohol it’s hard. Katniss thinks about this kind of the same way, as she thinks of her mom. Trying by drinking alcohol or mourning is a signal of weakness.
400
Recant the famous line in the story that has to do with water.
Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.
400
The helmsman steered, the ship moved on; Yet never a breeze up blew; The mariners all 'gan work the ropes, Where they were wont to do: They raised their limbs like lifeless tools We were a ghastly crew. (What is ghastly in this sentence me?)
Ghastly refers to scary or dead-like.
400
What was the "animal" that caused the mariner to realize his wrongdoings?
The water-snakes.
400
What are the origins of Peeta’s crush on Katniss?
Peeta’s dad pointed her out on their first day of school and told him, that he had a crush on Katniss’s mom but she fell in love with the coal miner who could sing that even the birds stop to listen. In one of their classes, they had together, their teacher made her sing to a song and Peeta noticed that while she was singing the birds fell silent, that’s the moment when he realized he likes her.
400
Which Tribute has died during the thunderstorm?
Thresh, the boy tribute from District 11, has died during the thunderstorm.
500
How did the story end? What happened to the Mariner?
He wandered from town to town retelling his story as a way to release himself from his wrongdoings (e.g. killing the albatross)
500
He prayeth best, who loveth the best All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us He made and loveth all. (What did the mariner realize was important in this story? Why does he say this line?)
He realizes that all lives are important. So, it was wrong for him to have killed the albatross.
500
Summarize the entire story without looking at your book.
(Answers will vary) Three guys are on the way to a wedding celebration when an old sailor (the Mariner) stops one of them at the door (we'll call him the Wedding Guest). Using his hypnotic eyes to hold the attention of the Wedding Guest, he starts telling a story about a disastrous journey he took. The Wedding Guest really wants to go party, but he can't pry himself away from this grizzled old mariner. The Mariner begins his story. They left port, and the ship sailed down near Antarctica to get away from a bad storm, but then they get caught in a dangerous, foggy ice field. An albatross shows up to steer them through the fog and provide good winds, but then the Mariner decides to shoot it. Oops. Pretty soon the sailors lose their wind, and it gets really hot. They run out of water, and everyone blames the Mariner. The ship seems to be haunted by a bad spirit, and weird stuff starts appearing, like slimy creatures that walk on the ocean. The Mariner's crewmates decide to hang the dead albatross around his neck to remind him of his error. Everyone is literally dying of thirst. The Mariner sees another ship's sail at a distance. He wants to yell out, but his mouth is too dry, so he sucks some of his own blood to moisten his lips. He's like, "A ship! We're saved." Sadly, the ship is a ghost ship piloted by two spirits, Death and Life-in-Death, who have to be the last people you'd want to meet on a journey. Everyone on the Mariner's ship dies. The wedding guest realizes, "Ah! You're a ghost!" But the Mariner says, "Well, actually, I was the only one who didn't die." He continues his story: he's on a boat with a lot of dead bodies, surrounded by an ocean full of slimy things. Worse, these slimy things are nasty water snakes. But the Mariner escapes his curse by unconsciously blessing the hideous snakes, and the albatross drops off his neck into the ocean. The Mariner falls into a sweet sleep, and it finally rains when he wakes up. A storm strikes up in the distance, and all the dead sailors rise like zombies to pilot the ship. The sailors don't actually come back to life. Instead, angels fill their bodies, and another supernatural spirit under the ocean seems to push the boat. The Mariner faints and hears two voices talking about how he killed the albatross and still has more penance to do. These two mysterious voices explain how the ship is moving. After a speedy journey, the ship ends up back in port again. The Mariner sees angels standing next to the bodies of all his crewmates. Then a rescue boat shows up to take him back to shore. The Mariner is happy that a guy called "the hermit" is on the rescue boat. The hermit is in a good mood. All of a sudden there's a loud noise, and the Mariner's ship sinks. The hermit's boat picks up the Mariner. When they get on shore, the Mariner is desperate to tell his story to the hermit. He feels a terrible pain until the story had been told. In fact, the Mariner says that he still has the same painful need to tell his story, which is why he stopped the Wedding Guest on this occasion. Wrapping up, the Mariner tells the Wedding Guest that he needs to learn how to say his prayers and love other people and things. Then the Mariner leaves, and the Wedding Guest no longer wants to enter the wedding. He goes home and wakes up the next day, as the famous last lines go, "a sadder and a wiser man."
500
Katniss thinks she would like him and be their friend back in District 12.
Who is Thresh?
500
The gamemakers change the rules again. What is this rule change?
Two tributes cannot win, and Katniss and Peeta must fight until one of them dies.
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