Frozen Dreams Quiz

Why did Matthew Henson travel to the Arctic?

• to save Robert Peary
• to become a cabin boy
• to reach the North Pole
• to learn to hunt and fish

Who helped Henson and Peary succeed on their Arctic expedition?

• Inuit people
• Peary's wife
• Navy engineers
• European explorers

Which line from the text supports your answer to question 2?

• "They searched for ocean routes from Europe to Asia..."
• "...Peary, unlike Henson, had many opportunities to make his dreams come true."
• "One month later, they came ashore and set up camp near a bay."
• "They taught Henson to drive a dogsled pulled by a team of eight arctic dogs."

What does ambitions mean in the phrase, "Peary was a man of fierce ambitions"?

• tricks
• goals
• ideas
• insults

Which statement shows that people finally gave Henson credit for his achievements?

• Henson lived a quiet life in New York City with his wife.
• Henson's body was moved to Arlington National Cemetary.
• Henson planted a flag in the snow at the end of their journey.
• Henson's niece told classmates her uncle was a famous explorer.

What conclusion can you draw from "Frozen Dreams?"

• No one will ever know if Matthew Henson was a great explorer or not.
• People forgot about Robert Peary when they learned about Matthew Henson.
• Matthew Henson was as important as Robert Peary to the success of their expedition.
• Henson would never have achieved anything great if he hadn't gone to the Artctic.

"The water seemed to grab him and pull him down."

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• onomatopoeia

"His hands were icicles."

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

"Blubber and Blood"

• alliteration
• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole

"Henson said the frigid water felt like a millions of needles."

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia