Iceberg By: Jennifer Nielsen Ch. 1-8 Quiz

What does the term "stowaway" mean?

• A person who secretly boards a ship
• A type of luggage storage
• A ship's crew member
• A passenger with a ticket

Which of the following is a long, narrow passage in a building or ship?

• Promenade
• Courtesy
• Corridor
• Premonition

What is a "promenade" on a ship?

• A dining area
• A deck for walking
• A storage room
• An engine room

Which word means a polite behavior or gesture?

• Stowaway
• Corridor
• Premonition
• Courtesy

A feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant, is called a:

• Corridor
• Premonition
• Courtesy
• Promenade

"As elegant as if it were a floating castle" is an example of:

• Personification
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole

What does the phrase "dead in the water" figuratively mean?

• Literally not moving in water
• Making no progress
• Surrounded by water
• Sinking rapidly

In "the thoughts crashed into me," what literary device is used?

• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification
• Simile

"Hunger was gnawing at me" is an example of:

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification

What does the phrase "my patience was thin" imply?

• The person is very patient
• The person is losing patience
• The person is physically thin
• The person is easily distracted