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Titanic's Last Hero
Exploring Titanic
The Sinking
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
100

According to the excerpt from The Titanic's Last Hero, what is John Harper's final act of heroism?

He shares the gospel

100

Who was the captain of the Titanic?

Edward J. Smith

100

Who were loaded onto the lifeboats first?

The women and children

100

What is the dramatic irony in the excerpt from Exploring the Titanic?

The reader knows the Titanic is going to sink, but the characters do not.

100

The relationship between an action and its results

Cause and Effects
200

“In contrast, a confident John Harper faced death with absolute assurance that Jesus had conquered death and given him the gift of eternal life.” Why does Harper face death differently than the other passengers?

He knows this life is not the end. He will spend eternity with Christ.

200

Which ship heard the Titanic’s radio calls and raced full steam to the rescue?

The Carpathia

200

According to the story Exploring the Titanic, how many total ice warnings were received by the Titanic?

SEVEN

200

In the excerpt from Exploring the Titanic, why does the author begin with a brief description of the book The Wreck of the Titan?

foreshadowing

200

A genre that tells about real-life events in an enjoyable way

Nonfiction Narrative

300

Of the 712 people who survived the sinking of the Titanic, 189 were who?

The ship's crew

300

What important item does Ruth’s family forget when they are rushing up to the top deck?

lifejackets

300

How long did Thomas Andrews, the ship’s builder, say the ship could last after it hit the iceberg?

1 to 1 1/2

300

Ruther Becker’s mother asked about the safety of the ship, and she was told there was nothing to worry about. What do you know as the reader that makes this ironic?

The reader knows that the ship will sink, so the assurance given to Ruth’s mother is not reassuring.

300

A true account of the life of a real individual

Biography

400

Who is the president of the White Star Line and part owner of the Titanic? He also crawled into the lifeboat while hundreds of women remained on the sinking ship.

Bruce Ismay

400

What is the name of the ship that hit an iceberg and sank 14 years before the Titanic sank?

Titan

400

Approximately how many people died in the sinking of the Titanic

1,500

400

The Titanic was called “the Unsinkable Ship.” What is this an example of?

Dramatic Irony

400

Chronological order

the sequence of events in the order that they occur

500

List THREE selfish acts described in “The Titanic’s Last Hero.”

  • An American banker managed to get a pet dog into a lifeboat leaving 1,522 humans stranded.
  • Colonel John Jacob Astor tried to escape with his wife in a lifeboat.
  • Daniel Buckley disguised himself as a woman to try to get on a lifeboat.
  • First-class passengers refused to turn back to pick up people who were drowning, though there was space for many others to have been saved.
  • Mr. Bruce Ismay crawled into a lifeboat while hundreds of women remained on the sinking ship.
500

Why was the Titanic compared to a floating layer cake?

Each layer of the Titanic was reserved for a specific class of people.

500

After the Titanic hits the iceberg, what finally causes the captain concern?

He sees that the water has filled more than 4 compartments. He also knows that ½ of the people on board

500

The fact that the captain of the Titanic, who had a long career and spectacular safety record, was going to retire after the maiden voyage of the Titanic is an example of what?

Dramatic Irony

500

Define Titanic

massive and strong