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A descent into The Maelström
A descent into The Maelström
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#Reading comprehension!
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1
What were the sides of the whirlpool like?
black, smooth, and smelly
smooth, black and shining
green, smooth and shining
violet, smooth, and shining
2
Who tried to kill the fisherman?
His son
Himself
The Maelstrom
His brother
3
Weak
is a synonym of
Easy
Fly
Heavy
Feeble
4
What does it mean
Heights
in spanish?
Acantilados
longitud
Alturas
Arbusto
5
Why was the Maelstrom so violent on that day?
Poe was angry
Because a fish bank
Because a storm
It's always like that
6
What does it mean
Length
in spanish?
Atadura
lejos
longitud
altura
7
What does it mean
Starving
in spanish?
Hambriento
Muerto
Aflijido
Entusiasmado
8
How do you write
Tormenta eléctrica
?
Stoneage
Thunderstorm
Thundercat
Rainstorm
9
What does the old man reveal about himself?
He's not a real guide.
He's really Poseidon.
He's not really an old man.
He is the one who can control the maelstrom.
10
What is
tremble
?
Shake
Move
Try
Finish
11
What does it mean
Dizzily
in spanish?
Sofocantemente
Exceso
Vertiginosamente
Vastamente
12
How do you write
Entre
?
Between
Enter
Almost
Never
13
How long ago did the event occur?
1 year
10 years
3 years
1 day
14
What does it mean
Elsewhere
in spanish?
Elevar
En otra parte
Donde
Donde Elsa
15
Antonym of
Edge
is:
Above
Side
Center
Border
16
Who did Edgar Allan Poe marry?
Sophia, his parents arranged the marriage -X
Elizabeth, a girl he met in college -X
Virginia, his first cousin CORRECT
His neighbor, Maria -X
17
Who is the old man talking to?
His sons
No one, he's crazy
A bird
A Dutch traveller
18
Who is with the old seaman on the day of his encounter with the Maelstrom?
No one
His wife
His two brothers
His sons
19
What do the Norwegians call the maelstrom?
Moskoe-strom
whirlpool
under-water-tornado
Maelstrom
20
What does it mean
gizzy
in spanish?
Descomunal
Mareado
Empapado
Gigante
21
The Maelström destroyed everything...
False
True
22
How do you write
Peligro (sustantivo)?
Dangerous
Peligry
Safe
Danger
23
What does it mean
Current
in spanish?
Cambio
Actual
Cueva
Corriente
24
What could see the narrator at the bottom of the whirlpool?
Sea Wolf
Rainbow
Fish
Treasures
25
The old man doesn't remember when he went fishing that day...
True
False
26
What does it mean
Forbidden
in spanish?
Perdonado
Agonia
Prohibido
Olvidado
27
How does the fisherman escape the Maelstrom?
He attaches himself to a water cask
He swims out
He teleports
He doesn't
28
What does it mean
eliff
in spanish?
Altura
Alma
Acantilado
Peñasco
29
In what country happens the story?
Norway
England
USA
Alaska
30
Who rescues the seaman?
His brothers
The fishermen from his village
He swam to shore by himself
His sons
