What is the most likely reason the author includes her observations in paragraph 3?
Into the Lifeboat TEST

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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To describe her personal feelings about the events happening
To demonstrate how best to respond to such a situation
To show how passengers and crew first reacted when the ship began to sink
To introduce characters who would be important later in the selection
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
If you do something with reluctance, you are _______.
excited
unwilling
frustrated
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The author wrote this text to -
express her opinion about time in history
explain exactly why the Titanic sank
inform readers about how she survived the Titanic
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which phrase from paragraph 29 uses exaggeration to give the reader a mental image of how unpleasant the night was following the ship’s sinking?
I sat paralyzed with cold and misery, as I watched Titanic give a lurch forward.
the ship seemed to right herself like a hurt animal with a broken back.
. . . it felt like a knife in its penetrating coldness.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Read the dictionary entry below for the word illuminate.
illuminate \ĭ-loo'mə-nāt'\v
1. to decorate or brighten with lights
2. to clarify
3. to enable to understand spiritually
4. to adorn with designs, images, or lettering in bright colors or metals
Which definition represents the meaning of illuminated as it is used in paragraph 22?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The author includes information about what others were doing before she got on the lifeboat in order to -
describe how everyone was worried about their clothes
give examples of how to get into the lifeboat
show how many didn't realize the ship would sink
entertaining readers with interesting facts
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Read this sentence from paragraph 27.
I tried to busy myself with the baby, but could not refrain from looking up again.
Which two words could replace refrain in this sentence without changing its meaning?
Keep
Check
Stop
Run
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