Directions:

Answer the following questions. When you are finished, comment on one of your classmates responses to #6 on page 607.

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1. To what does the pilot compare his severe injury? What does this simile reveal about the pilot's state of mind?

2. How does the repetition of "I'm gong to pass out" heighten the suspense of the story?

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3. From what you know of the historical context and background of the story, why do you think the pilot is afraid he will land in the water?

4. What do you think happened after the pilot described the clouds and sun as whiteness and blackness?

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5. Roald Dahl, the author of the story, was himself a fighter pilot for the British Royal Air Force during World War II. How do details in the second column help reveal the author's time period and background?

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6. Answer the "Making Inferences" question in the yellow box.

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7. Answer the "Making Inferences" question in the yellow box.

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8. What do the pilot's action reveal about his character?

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9. Answer the "Making Inferences" question in the yellow box.

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10. Answer the "Making Inferences" question in the yellow box on page 603.

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11. Answer #6 of "Thinking Critically."