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Characterization and Central Ideas in A Night to Remember Answers

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The author of A Night to Remember describes the sinking of the Titanic as

A
avoidable.
B
gradual.
C
repetitive.
D
surprising.
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Read this excerpt from A Night to Remember.No amount of persuasion or force could move Mrs. Hudson J. Allison of Montreal. A little apart from the rest, she huddled close to Mr. Allison, while their small daughter Lorraine tugged at her skirt.Which method of characterization does the author use to help the reader get to know Mrs. Allison?

A
actions
B
appearance
C
dialogue
D
thoughts
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Which details from A Night to Remember best support a central idea of poor planning on the part of the ship’s management?

A
The officers have to locate the firearms after the ship begins to sink.
B
Some passengers refuse to leave on a lifeboat.
C
There is a shortage of trained seamen on the ship.
D
The ship’s crew tell passengers to get into the nearest lifeboat.
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Read this excerpt from A Night to Remember.No. 6 was halfway down when a woman called up to the Boat Deck, "We’ve only one seaman in the boat!""Any seamen there?" Lightoller asked the people on deck."If you like, I will go," called a voice from the crowd."Are you a seaman?""I am a yachtsman.""If you’re sailor enough to get out on that fall, you can go down." Major Arthur Godfrey Peuchen—vice-commodore of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club—swung himself out on the forward fall and slid down into the boat. He was the only male passenger Lightoller allowed in a boat that night.What does the reader learn about Peuchen from his actions in the excerpt?

A
He is an experienced seaman.
B
He is thinking only of himself.
C
His family is already in a lifeboat.
D
His main desire is to help the others in the boat.
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Read this excerpt from A Night to Remember."Be brave; no matter what happens, be brave," Dr. W. T. Minahan told Mrs. Minahan as he stepped back with the other men.Based on this dialogue, what is Dr. Minahan most likely thinking?

A
His wife will be safe inside the lifeboat.
B
The lifeboats will not be lowered for a while.
C
The situation will likely get worse for his wife.
D
He will join his wife later that night.
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Which excerpt from A Night to Remember best indicates the customs of the time period?

A
There was no more joking or lingering. In fact, there was hardly time to say good-by.
B
Mr. Terrell Cavendish said nothing to Mrs. Cavendish. Just a kiss . . . a long look . . . another kiss . . . and he disappeared into the crowd.
C
"Walter, you must come with me," begged Mrs. Walter D. Douglas. "No," Mr. Douglas replied, turning away, "I must be a gentleman."
D
Mrs. Smith had an inspiration. She went up to him, explained she was all alone in the world, and asked if her husband could go along with her.
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How does the use of actual names and dialogue in A Night to Remember serve the author’s purpose?

A
by presenting the characters as people in a real-life situation
B
by indicating which conversations occurred and which did not
C
by suggesting why the event described is so well known
D
by showing how many passengers were on the ship
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Which excerpt from A Night to Remember. describes how the setting begins to change?

A
"When Edward A. Kent, another table companion, found her after the crash, she gave him an ivory miniature of her mother for safekeeping."
B
"It was just as well, for the slant in the deck was steeper, and even the carefree were growing uneasy."
C
"In a moment she reappeared with the picture and was rushed into the boat."
D
"On the bridge, as Fourth Officer Boxhall and Quartermaster Rowe fired off more rockets, Boxhall still couldn’t believe what was happening."

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