SJV5 Journey to the center of the Earth reading test

how did the men feel when they saw the great creatures

afraid

why did the narrator say that no other human being has ever seen such combat

because the humans back then didn't live with dinos. it was ALL new to them

did the narrator of the story grab his rifle before or after they realized there was only 2 creatures

before

how were the ichthyosaurs and the plesiosaurus alike

both were big; both ignored the men

why did he decide not to shoot the creatures

it would do no good AT ALL

who is the author

jules verene

why did the narrator want to shoot the creature

he was afraid

where does this story take place

in the center of the earth on a raft in the ocean

who is the illustrator

marc sasso

what is the genre of this selection

science fiction

why did the men think that there was a lot of different creatures

the dinosaurs had so many different parts that the parts look like they belonged to different animals

why did the men find it hard to sleep

the light NEVER turned into dark

what was the mindset of readers who were reading this in 1864, than the mindset of us reading this

the readers then thought it MIGHT be true, but the readers now know that it is NOT true

in the beginning of the story, what caused the raft to be lifted out of the water

the sea monsters were under them

why did the ichthyosaurus and the plesiosaurus ignore the men in the raft

they were fighting and because the men in the raft (to the dinosaurs) looked like a piece of floating scrap paper

what was the main purpose of this story

to entertain

why did the author end the story that the characters were wondering that the creature was coming back to kill them

to keep the readers on their toes

why do you think the story is written in the form of a diary

to make it more interesting