Edgar Allan Poe's "A descent into the Maelström"

The mountain from which the old man related his story was on the coastline of which country?

• Germany

• Canada

• England

• Norway

What was the Maelström?

• A deadly rip current

• A gigantic waterfall

• A whirlpool

• A whirlpool, nearly a mile in diameter.

How long ago had it been since the man survived the maelstrom?

• 1 year ago

• 2 years ago

• 3 years ago

• 4 years ago

With whom does the man experience the Maelström with?

• The narrator

• An uncle and a cousin

• A brother

• His two brothers

What did one of the brothers do, much to the horror of the old man?

• He tried to force the old man's hands off a ring on the boat so he could hang onto it himself

• He leapt from the boat and immediately perished

• He stabbed himself to hasten his fate

• He let down the mast and took away their last hope of escape.

What type of force most accurately describes the behavior of objects caught in the maelstrom?

• Centrifugal force

• Water erosion

• Magnetic force

• Gravity

The bigger an object was, the better chance it had of surviving the maelstrom.

• True

• False

How did the old man survive?

• He steered the boat directly into the heart of the maelstrom

• He was the best swimmer

• He didn't-the old man turned out to be a spirit

• He held on to a barrel

What was changed about the old man after his experience?

• His hair was pure white

• He could see the future

• He lost his vision

• He lost a leg