Comprehension
What is a porthole?
circular window on a boat or ship.
what is the setting of the story?
the pacific ocean
He is as hungry as a horse.
simile
Infer. What are Scoots traits and strengths on page 12 (lines 303-312)?
Scoot is levelheaded, calm and resourceful, even in a emergency situation.
What is the name of the boat Sully and Scoot are sailing on?
the Old Sea Dog.
What is the external (first initial) conflict or problem?
a sudden appearance of a rogue wave.
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.
What is a falling action?
Scoot blacks out, realizes where she is trapped is upside down, which makes her disoriented. Finally when she tries to open the entry doors she can't.
Her brother can't open the doors either.
What is the added danger in lines 124-129?
The water is becoming toxic. Oil is dripping into it, and the battery acid could leak acid.
What gave Sully hope that Scoot could survive for some time in the cabin?
there was at least a three-foot air pocket.
What is the resolution?
They are picked up by The Red Rooster, and then rescued, and then the Old Sea Dog sinks.
time is money
Example of a metaphor.
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 makes rogue waves especially dangerous?
they can not be predicted.
What is the exposition?
Sullivan Atkins was steering the rigged boat. Scoot was learning how to be a deep water sailor.
They are in the Pacific Ocean on The Old Sea Dog, when they were hit by a Rogue Wave.