Question

excerpt from the voyage of the frog
read this sentence from paragraph 7.
dawn showed a mean gray sea heading up into leaden gray clouds and a
wind that moaned through the stays and rigging.
what tone does this sentence create in the excerpt?
a a tone of threat and danger
b a tone of distrust and sadness
c a tone of curiosity and confusion
d a tone of reflection and longing
in paragraph 9, what is the effect of the phrase “slamming, rising, heeling, skidding, slamming down again”?
a it imitates the disorder of david’s thoughts during the storm.
b it shows the persistent force of the storm on david and the frog.
c it emphasizes the repetitive nature of the waters along the baja coast.
d it illustrates the conditions in which the frog was intended to sail.
which detail best shows david’s attitude toward his situation?
a “the storm might be days getting to him, might not come at all, and he didn’t have much food and fishing wasn’t going that well.” (paragraph 2)
b “... he brought her around, up into the wind until she was tacking northwest and making a solid six knots.” (paragraph 4)
c “more than once he was knocked off his feet by a wall of water... but he never let go of the helm, rose and took it again and again...” (paragraph 8)
d “it was then that he saw the ship—a small, older ship, coming out of the dusk, aiming almost at him but slightly off his bow, running with the wind and sea.” (paragraph 11)

Explanation:

• For question 22: Words like "mean gray sea", "leaden gray clouds", and "moaned wind" create a menacing and dangerous atmosphere, suggesting threat.
• For question 23: The repeated actions in the phrase "slamming, rising, heeling, skidding, slamming down again" imply the continuous and forceful impact of the storm (persistent force) on David and the Frog.
• For question 24: Option C shows David's determination and refusal to be defeated by the storm (attitude) despite being knocked down, as he keeps taking the helm again. Options A focuses on problems (food, fishing), B on a sailing action, and D on observing a ship, none as directly showing attitude as C.

Answer:

A. a tone of threat and danger
B. It shows the persistent force of the storm on David and the Frog.
C. “More than once he was knocked off his feet by a wall of water... but he never let go of the helm, rose and took it again and again...” (paragraph 8)