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Characters
Parts of a Boat
Out At Sea
It Happened 1st
Grab Bag
100
the full name of the narrator of the story
Who is David Alspeth?
100
the large pole extending from the feet of sails
What is the boom?
100
a unit for measuring the speed of a ship
What is knot?
100
Owen had a backache or Owen was diagnosed with Cancer
What is Owen had a backache?
100
The setting for the story begins in what U.S. state?
What is California?
200
the name of the boat
What is "Frog"?
200
a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered
What is the helm?
200
term used to describe the sound of sails slapping in the wind
What is luffing?
200
David hoisted the sails or David set a course of 250 degrees West
What is David hoisted the sails?
200
term used to describe strong, unpleasing smell
What is rank?
300
David's uncle
Who is Owen?
300
A large triangular sail for downwing sailing
What is the spinnaker?
300
to shorten a sail by tying it down
What is reefing?
300
David cried or David threw up
What is David threw up?
300
a large mollusk whose flesh can be used for food; Owen cooked it for David in lots of butter
What is abalone?
400
David's age
What is 14?
400
the left side of the boat
What is the Port side?
400
a term meaning swollen or puffed up
What is billowed?
400
David saw the dolphin or David saw something phosphoresce in the water
What is David saw something phosphoresce in the water?
400
a large triangular sail
What is a spinnaker?
500
David's current grade (year) in school
What is 8th grade?
500
the right side of the boat
What is Starboard?
500
ropes used to hoist sails
What are halyards?
500
David goes sailing with his uncle or David goes solo sailing
What is David goes sailing with his uncle?
500
Owen's favorite time to sail
What is at night?