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What is Mr. Botibol's nationality?
American
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On which ocean is the ship sailing?
The Atlantic
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What point of view is the story written?
Third person limited.
100
What questions did the purser try to avoid in the beginning of the story?
The purser avoids questions about when the captain makes his estimate for the day. (page 203)
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On page 202 the audience is introduced to "the Purser". What does a purser do on a ship?
the person on a ship responsible for the handling of money on board. On modern merchant ships the purser is the officer responsible for all administration and supply; frequently the cooks and stewards answer to him/her as well.
200
Why does Mr. Botibol choose to jump off of the cruise ship out of desperation?
He is anxious that he will lose all of his money due to the nice weather
200
Why were the passengers hiding away in their cabins for the first two days of the cruise?
stormy weather
200
What is the reversal in this story?
the plot takes and unexpected turn when the reader find out that ethel ( the old last) is mentally disabled, and he is left in the ocean.
200
What does Mr. Botibol plan to buy with the money from the pool?
He wants to buy Ethel a Lincoln Cadillac
200
On page 203 the purser states "well...there she goes." Who is the "she" the purser is referring to?
The Ship
300
Why does Mr. Botibol act anxious and distant around the woman on the deck
He is afraid she may be in on the auction as well.
300
Although the story takes place on a British ship, how do we know that Mr. Botibol is American?
He uses American currency.
300
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What kind of tone is used?
300
What did Mr. Botibol realize when he woke up the next day?
He realized that the storm had passed and his bet would be totally wrong.
300
What recurring description is Mr. Botibol described as being between the bottom of page 203 and the top of 204? HINT: it was used three times!
Mr. Botibol is described as being "anxious" multiple times when questioning the purser about the pool.
400
Name three characteristics of Mr. Botibol.
Desperate Determined Agressive Anxious Nervous Over-Thinker
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In which room on the ship was the auction held?
The smoking room
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What type of language is used
Nautical terminology: "purser 202" "there she goes" 203 bollard "208"
400
What does Mr. Botibol want to make sure of before he jumps off the tennis deck?
He talks to the old woman to make sure that she isn't blind or deaf so that she will be able to go call for help.
400
After Mr. Botibol questions the Purser about his predictions for the pool, who does Mr. Botibol go to next?
The elevator man
500
The narrator states that "the thought of leaping off a ship into the ocean a thousand miles from the nearest land made Mr. Botibol unusually advert ant"(208). How is he normally described, according to the narrator?
Cautious
500
Where do Mr. Botibol and the woman have a conversation?
The sun deck
500
What type of literary genre is this book?
Satire: humor, irony, and exaggeration or ridicule to expose and criticize peoples stupidity. / fiction
500
What do we find out about the woman at the end of the story?
Based on the way that the woman reacts we get the sense that she is mentally disabled. The way the bony woman speaks to her makes her seem like some type of nurse.
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"His small body was wide at the hips, tapering upward to extremely narrow sloping shoulders, so that it resembled, in shape at any rate, a bollard" (208). what is a bollard? What may this description imply?
A thick low post, usually made of iron or steel, mounted on a ward where mooring lines from vessels are attached. This ay imply that Mr. Botibol is not a strong swimmer due to the heavy weight and skinny shoulders .