hello: im reading a book of edgar allan poe and its really hard, i need to answer some questions for my evil teacher. the questions are 10 (9) multiple choise :

MAIN IDEA

1. the story its most likely about a. how 2 brotheres die in a sea b. how to fish of the coast of norway c. how a man survives a terifing ordeal d. how to dive of a clift over looking the ocean

DETAIL

2.why did the brothers fish near the maelstrom?

3.how long is the period of slack water at the maelstrom?a.5 min b. 15 min c. 2 hrs d. 6 hrs.

4. what caused the ship to head towards the whirlpool?

5. the fishe man finally saves him sef by: a. swim towads the mouth of the wirl pool. b. getting a life boat and rowing away. c. hanging onto the ring boat near the mast.d. jumping the water and holding onto a water cast.

DRAWING CONCLUTIONS

6. can you figure that the fisherman is probably about: a.18 yrs b. 25yrs c. 40.d. 70.

7. (its to easy i omited)

8. the fisheman leaves the ship because: A. the wirl pool stoped b. a smaller object would go down more slowly than a larger c. he is afraid of his borther d. he is an strong swimmer and can scape from the the whirl pool.

IDENTIFIONG THE MOOD

9. as the fisher man and his companion sit at the top of the mt. helseggen, the companiopn feels: a.awe- struk of terrified b. joy and peaceful c. angry and dafiant d. tired and sad

READING A DEEPER MEANING

10. the authur would most agree w/ which of the folowing? a. against the forces of nature, humans are very tiny. b. the sea is like a mother, protecting her children c. a smart sailor never abondons his ship d. love for one's bother is stronger than the will to survive.

thanks, im reading tha edition of " an adapted classic" of the globe book company. i need to read some other stories but this one is the hardes i find. my email is cadavidf@hotmail.com. if u want to keep in contact or you are reading the same book send me an email. tahnks again.FelipeCadavid

-- Anonymous, April 17, 2003

Answers

OH, come on, the story's only about 5 pages long! It's definitely a story about fishing techniques, that's what the Maelstrom is, a way to catch lots of fish. Sure...

Interestingly, there is no right answer provided for #8. It's not the SIZE of the object, it's the SHAPE. Geez, read the story.

-- Anonymous, April 22, 2003

Ye gods, people! Are you just trying to get out of answering questions for school or what? And try using capitilization, punctuation, and spelling. And then read the story yourself; it's not that difficult.

-- Anonymous, February 09, 2005

how old r u for gods sake you sound like ur 5!

-- Anonymous, February 09, 2005