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)

Personification.

A simile.

Anthropomorphism.

A metaphor.

2.

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

She sets it up as a decoy for any robbers.

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

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

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

3.

Miss Maggie told Crow that diamonds were made of coal "squeezed by the weight of the world" (20). To what is the author referring when she writes that Crow "wondered what other rough and simple stuff held the promise of something rare"? (from Prologue - Chapter 8)

She is referring to all that Crow might become someday.

She is referring to Osh and the special person he has become to Crow.

She is referring to the black rocks at the shoreline that become uncovered at low tide.

She is referring to special treasure yet to be recovered from the sea.

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.

Personification.

A metaphor.

5.

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

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

The dockmaster just keeps adding bell rings throughout the day.

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

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

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