Vocabulary
What does ammunition mean?
Bullets
What is the author talking about when he says "hurricanes"?
Planes
Was Dahl the only pilot that felt overwhelmed after the battle?
No.
How old is Miss Supple?
24
What does convey mean?
Communicate
True or False. Dahl's plane did NOT get hit.
FALSE
What does Dahl mean when he says the formation leader (Flight-Lieutenant Pattle) is the "ace of aces"?
He is an experienced and strong pilot.
What month was Miss Supple born? (hint: best month ever)
May
What does collisions mean?
Crashes?
Is the place Dahl is sitting in the plane small or big?
The plane is very small. "You are in a small metal cockpit where just about everything is made of riveted aluminum" (Dahl paragraph 19).
Explain the meaning of this sentence.
"...was evidently assuming that we could all fly as brilliantly as he could..."
Dahl means that Flight-Lieutenant Pattle is reckless when leading lesser skilled pilots.
What does "mit/miss" mean?
to send
Use rigidly in a sentence.
Use as adverb.
Do the pilots have to aim the guns or the planes when attacking?
The planes
What happened to the German planes?
"I am quite sure the German planes must have often got in each other's way because there were so many of them."
The German planes likely collided with their own aircrafts.
What does "tract" mean?
To draw or pull away
Analyze the following sentence.
"The controls were very soggy and there was no response at all to the rudder."
What does the word soggy mean in this context?
It means the plane was challenging to fly or navigate.
How does Dahl feel after arriving at the Ops Room? How can you tell? Find an example from the text.
Dahl was feeling the adrenaline and was overwhelmed yet relieved. One possible quote: "Then I found that my hand was sharking so much I couldn't put the flame to the end of the cigarette" (Dahl paragraph 24).
Reread paragraph 23. What is the purpose of this paragraph in the passage?
It helps transition readers from the scene inside the fighter plane to the Operations Room.
Reading, hanging out with friends, going out on the lake.