Infer. What are Scoots abilities on page 12 (lines 303-312)?
Scoot is levelheaded, calm and resourceful, even in a emergency situation.
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What is the name of the boat Sully and Scoot are sailing on?
the Old Sea Dog.
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A sailor uses navigation equipment to
guide the boat on its course.
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What is the external (first initial) conflict?
a sudden appearance of a rogue wave.
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What is a resource ?
something used for support
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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.
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What are the two settings in the story?
Outside on the old sea dog and below in the upturned cabin.
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What is a deck?
platform on a boat where people stand
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What is the falling action?
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.
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What is cultural?
relating to values, beliefs, customs of a group
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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.
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What gave Sully hope that Scoot could survive for some time in the cabin?
there was at least a three-foot air pocket.
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The author uses swells to describe the motion of the ocean. A swell is...
a long unbroken wave.
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What is resolution?
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
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What does evaluate mean?
examine carefully to judge value or worth
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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.
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What makes rogue waves especially dangerous?
they can not be predicted.
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What is the definition of hydrography?
scientific description and analysis of the earths surface water.
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What is the exposition?
Characters: Sully and Scoot
Setting: Baja, Cali
Conflict-Sea dog is hit by a wave
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What does aspect mean?
characteristic or feature
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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.