Facing the Storm
What is a difficult problem or choice to be made?
dilemma
What is something that is present in large quantities?
abundant
What are people who are part of an audience?
spectators
What were the scientists were studying in the waters surrounding Zanzibar?
marine life
What was Isabel idea?
to move the birds to the reptile house
What is when something continues in spite of?
persistent
What is the rate at which a person or business makes or does something?
productivity
What is succeeding or winning at something?
prevail
How the pearls had to be farmed?
underwater
What does Mrs. Moreno have to prepare?
the Gulf Shore Preserve before the storm
What is when you woke up from sleep or rest?
roused
What is when you discovered something, dug it up, or got it out of the ground?
unearthed
What is treating a person or particular group of people differently?
discrimination
Who did the women of Zanzibar welcome on the island?
scientist
How long had Amy Jensen been a volunteer?
bit longer than Isabel
What is urgent (help) to be present?
summon
What is when a farmer rents part of another farmer’s land and pays with money or a portion of the crop?
sharecropper
What is a steady course of action, especially in spite of difficulty?
perseverance
What did the Zanzibar women became?
business women
What did Mrs. Moreno say, at the end of the story?
“I feel proud of you Isabel.
What is take an indirect route?
skewed
What is the act or process of gathering a crop and assisting neighbors in their harvest?
harvested
What is someone who leads others into something new or unfamiliar?
trailblazer
What was established for the oyster that would produce mabe pearls?
“no take zone”
Who is two people that were in panic during the story?
Amy and Mr. Garza