Beyond the Bright Sea Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Crow keep a coffee tin full of some of the treasure? (from Chapters 26 - 33)

She is afraid Osh will make her give it all away.

She sets it up as a decoy for any robbers.

She wants to give some to Mrs. Pelham because she was so kind to Jason.

She wants to keep some small pieces for herself to remember her mother.

2.

Consider Crow's clothes. What does the phrase "shook the stiff out of it" (96) mean? (from Chapter 9 - 16)

Crow's shirt is brand new and has not been broken in yet.

Crow's clothing needs shaking to be softer because it is stiff from the salty seawater.

Crow is smoothing out her laundry from having starched and dried it in the sun.

The sea breezes shake the laundry dry and make it nice and soft.

3.

"And I convinced myself that I would never see him again" (162) is an example of what literary device? (from Chapters 17 - 25)

Foreshadowing.

A red herring.

A riddle.

An exaggeration.

4.

Crow comments on the conversation between herself and Mrs. Pelham, "I sat beside her, and when she didn't move away I liked her very much" (150). Why does Crow like Mrs. Pelham? (from Chapters 17 - 25)

The woman seems like a grandmotherly type.

The woman is not dismissing her quickly like most adults do with children.

The woman has a nice fragrance about her.

The woman does not keep her distance even though she knows Crow might have been born of parents with leprosy.

5.

The simile "as if I were as clean and safe as a teakettle" (35) is also an example of what other literary device? (from Prologue - Chapter 8)

An oxymoron.

Characterization.

Personification.

An exaggeration.

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