Beyond the Bright Sea Quiz

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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)

A metaphor.

Anthropomorphism.

Personification.

A simile.

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

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

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

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

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

In Crow's description of Mrs. Pelham on Page 148, what does she mean by the phrase, "I wondered what had mapped her face like that"? (from Chapters 17 - 25)

She wondered why Mrs. Pelham did her makeup like she did.

She wondered why some people look younger than their age.

She wondered what things had taken place in her life that created the lines and creases on her face.

She wondered if Mrs. Pelham and somehow gotten a skin disease from caring for Jason.

Osh tells Crow that the most important things to learn are the letters and numbers and then how to fish and farm. What does he mean by, "The rest is salt and pepper"(30)? (from Prologue - Chapter 8)

Crow has learned what she can, but more of a formal education is too expensive.

Every other bit of knowledge is like adding seasoning to food, nice to have but not necessary.

Anything else Crow learns will get sprinkled on over time by the people who come to visit the island.

The basics are easy to come by, but everything else is difficult to learn.

Why does Osh stay at Miss Maggie's house the night they bring Mr. Sloan back from Penikese Island? (from Chapters 17 - 25)

He wants to be there when the police arrive.

He knows Maggie cannot move the man easily by herself.

He wants to be nearby to protect her in case Mr. Sloan is dangerous or untrustworthy.

He wants to be able to administer medical attention when Mr. Sloan needs it.