Beyond the Bright Sea Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

The description of two dolphins leaping "in tandem, again and again, like colts in a blue meadow" (58) uses what literary device? (from Chapter 9 - 16)

Anthropomorphism.

A simile.

Personification.

A metaphor.

2.

Why does Crow admit to Officer Kelly that her parents are buried on Penikese Island? (from Chapters 34 - 40)

She is not afraid to identify with them.

She hopes that maybe he will leave them alone.

She does not want to appear suspicious when she lies again.

She does not want Miss Maggie to make up some wild story.

3.

How does the bell system used on the dock function to tell time based on the author's description (156)? (from Chapters 17 - 25)

The bell rings once for every 30 minutes of time counting forward from noon.

You must check the board on the dock which contains a time/bell legend.

It works based on the position of the sun in relationship to the large dock clock.

The dockmaster just keeps adding bell rings throughout the day.

4.

The phrase about the rain "rapping its wet fingers on the windowpanes" (258) is an example of which literary device? (from Chapters 34 - 40)

A simile.

Anthropomorphism.

A metaphor.

Personification.

5.

Why do the Cuttyhunk Islanders assume Crow came from Penikese Island? (from Prologue - Chapter 8)

No one else came forward to claim Crow.

They are afraid some of the stories of lepers escaping them might be coming true.

Ir was the closest island from which a small ship could sail.

Crow has dark skin like many of the African lepers who were sent there.

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