Unit 5: Into the Lifeboat from Titanic Survivor

Who is the author of "Surviving the Unthinkable"?

• Lois Lowry

• Bill Wallace

• Peg Kehret

• Violet Jessop

Which sentence best expresses the author’s feeling of both pride and sadness about the ship Titanic?

• "Some men were throwing things over the side —deck chairs, rafts or any wooden thing lying nearby.” (p.13)

• “I tried to make myself believe it could not be true, all this.” (p.22)

• “Desperately, I turned to where that other ship’s lights shone on the horizon; surely they should be getting nearer by now.” (p.28)

• “Then she went down by the head with a thundering roar of underwater explosions, our proud ship, our beautiful Titanic gone to her doom." (p. 29)

Why does the author describe how she counted the rows of deck lights? (p. 25-26)

• To demonstrate how she soothed the crying baby.

• To show how she realized that the ship was truly sinking.

• To reassure herself and other passengers during the crisis.

• To explain that the bright deck lights were on as a signal for help.

Which of the following is NOT true of a memoir?

• A memoir includes the writer’s personal experiences and observations.

• A memoir contains imaginary people and animals.

• A memoir is a form of autobiographical writing.

• A memoir presents insights into the impact of historical events in people’s lives.

The sinking of the Titanic is considered a  ____ disaster.

• circumstance

• constraint

• impact

• significant

With __, she turned in her incomplete test.

• reluctance

• reassure

• fascinate

• unrestrainedly

The coach takes time to __ players during half-time of the difficult game.

• reluctance

• reassure

• fascinate

• unrestrainedly

The sound of crying from the sinking ship was __.

• reluctance

• reassure

• agonizing

• unrestrainedly

The Grand Canyon ___me.

• reluctance

• reassures

• fascinates

• unrestrainedly

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

• To express her own feelings about the events.

• To describe how best to respond in an emergency situation.

• To show how passengers and crew first reacted when the ship began to sink.

• To introduce characters who will be important later in the selection.