The Wreck of the Hesperus

What do we call the captain of a ship?

• skipper

• guide

• tourist

• navigator

What was another word for ship used in the poem?

• boat

• cruise ship

• schooner

• yatch

What was the name of the schooner?

• Norman's Woe

• Hesperus

• Normandy

• Tragedy

What did the old sailor warn the skipper about?

• hurricane

• earthquake

• tidal wave

• surge

Why did not the skipper listen to the old sailor?

What did the skipper do to secure or make his daughter safe?

Why was the skipper not able to answer his daughter's question anymore?

Where did the schooner crash?

What did the fisherman find the next morning?

What lesson can you learn from this story of the skipper?