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Vocabulary
Story Elements
Inferences
Anything Goes
100
Where is Scoot in the beginning of the story?
the galley
100
What is a porthole?
circular window on a boat or ship.
100
the pacific ocean
what is the setting of the story?
100
Infer. What are Scoots abilities on page 12 (lines 303-312)?
Scoot is levelheaded, calm and resourceful, even in a emergency situation.
100

In plot, what follows the rising action?

Climax.
200
What is the name of the boat Sully and Scoot are sailing on?
the Old Sea Dog.
200
A sailor uses navigation equipment to
guide the boat on its course.
200
a sudden appearance of a rogue wave.
What is the external (first initial) conflict?
200
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.
200

What is the definition of swell?

a long , unbroken wave.

300
What are the two settings in the story?
Outside on the old sea dog and below in the upturned cabin.
300
What is a deck?
platform on a boat where people stand
300
Scoot is in total darkness, so she cant see where things are. She finally realizes where she is trapped is upside down, which makes her disoriented. Finally when she tries to open the entry doors she cant.
What is the falling action?
300
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.
300

What are the 5 parts of the plot diagram (in order)?

Exposition

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Resolution

400
What gave Sully hope that Scoot could survive for some time in the cabin?
there was at least a three-foot air pocket.
400
The author uses swells to describe the motion of the ocean. A swell is...
a long unbroken wave.
400
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 is the resolution?
400
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.
400

What is the main type of conflict in Rogue Wave?

Man vs. Nature

500
What makes rogue waves especially dangerous?
they can not be predicted.
500
What is the definition of hydrography?
scientific description and analysis of the earths surface water.
500
Sullivan Atkins was steering the rigged boat. Scoot was learning how to be a deep water sailor.
What is the exposition?
500
What inference can you make about Scoot's personality based on lines 218-225?
Scoot has scary thoughts whether or not Sully is okay. Fear takes over her, but only for a few moments. then she turns her attention to getting out. People who act like this in the face of disaster are brave and resilient.
500

What is the difference between the conflict and climax?

CONFLICT: a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist. CLIMAX: highest point of interest and the turning point of the story. The reader wonders what will happen next; will the conflict be resolved or not?