what is the setting of the story?
the pacific ocean
What gave Sully hope that Scoot could survive for for a little while in the cabin?
an about three-foot air pocket.
What is the external (first initial) conflict?
a sudden appearance of a rogue wave.
Why did the brother and sister embark on this journey?
It was Scoot's birthday wish
How does Sully repeating the same words in lines 272-281 help Scoot and Sully himself?
Sully thinks his words will help Scoot mental telepathy and it helps him feel less powerless.
What are the two settings in the story?
Outside on the old sea dog and below in the upturned cabin.
How does the background information in the exposition give rise to the suspense?
The background information given is in reference to the rogue wave. The text states, 'these monstrous out-sized waves are improbable but still possible' (line 22). This means that it is likely to happen to Scoot and Sully. The waves are big, 100 feet or over (line 26). Scoot and Sully may be in danger. The dangerous background information gives rise to the suspense of whether the main characters are in danger.
What is the resolution?
fishing boat out of San Diego bound south to fish for wahoo and tuna off the Revilla Gigeda Islands, came within a hundred yards of the upside down sailboat and stopped to pick up its two chattering survivors
What are the two settings of the 'Rogue Wave'?
Sully- upturned hull Scoot- Inside the upturned cabin; Shifting between the two settings helps build the suspense by alternating between the the obstacles of the characters.
What are Sully's abilities as a sailor? (lines 63-67)
Sully had sailed the old sea dog many times already and been around boats most of his life. Sully seems to be a expert.
What does the word "SUBMERGE" mean in the story?
What is TO BE COMPLETELY COVERED UP BY SOMETHING?
Sullivan Atkins was steering the rigged boat. Scoot was learning how to be a deep water sailor.
What is the exposition?
What is one reason to stand on the deck?
to feel the breeze; to move the boat's wheel or rudder to steer it