The Explorer's Daughter

Where is the passage set?

• The Antarctic

• The Arctic

• Pacific Ocean

• Equatorial rainforest

What is a 'narwhal'?

• Type of turtle

• Type of dolphin

• Type of seal

• Type of whale with a horn

What is the word for 'a long narrow sea inlet with steep sides'?

• Fjord

• Crevasse

• Valley

• Basin

What is 'mattak'?

• Whale skin

• Whale fin

• Whale blubber (fat)

• Whale horn

Which thing did the Inuit people NOT use the narwhal's body for?

• Eat it

• Burn it for light / heat

• Use tusk to make weapons and buildings

• Use skin to make clothes

What is a disease caused by an absence of vitamin C from the diet? (often suffered by sailors in pre-modern times)

• Rickets

• Scurvy

• Plague

• Cholera

Are the narwhal intelligent creatures?

• Yes and with sharp senses.

• They're pretty average.

• Nah, they're stupid.

The hunters use kayaks for transport. What is a kayak?

• Hovercraft

• Motorboat

• One-person canoe

• Sailboat

Why does the writer respect the hunter? More than one correct answer.

• They are brave.

• They are far from land and could fall and drown.

• The narwhal are huge.

• They hunt with harpoons, not guns.

Select the missing word: 'Hunting is still an absolute... in Thule'.

• opportunity

• challenge

• disgrace

• necessity