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Grade 10 The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant
Fishing is so important to the narrator that he
  1. automatically puts his fishing rod in the canoe
  2. arrives at Sheila's house an hour late
  3. leaves the dance to fish
  4. won't go anywhere in a car
Grade 10 The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant
What causes the narrator to let the bass go?
  1. He does not like to fish at night
  2. He wants to get to the dance on time
  3. He knows Sheila does not approve of fishing
  4. He thinks the bass will pull them on a sandbar
Grade 10 The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant
While waiting to be jettisoned, Marilyn experiences all of the following feelings except
  1. disbelief
  2. fear
  3. guilt
  4. hatred
Grade 10 The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant
Barton chooses to jettison Marilyn because
  1. he will lose his job if he disobeys the rules
  2. not doing so means the death of them both and the men on Woden
  3. her life is not as significant as that of a space explorer
  4. she is a fugitive seeking a new home
Grade 10 The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant
On first discovering who the stowaway is, Barton is shocked because
  1. he has never had to use the stowaway rule
  2. he is a friend of Marilyn's brother Gerry
  3. the gauge had indicated a much heavier person
  4. he had expected to find a male stowaway
Grade 10 The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant
The rules regarding EDS stowaways is based on
  1. physical laws involving fuel and weight
  2. the importance of stressing discipline
  3. past experiences with renegades and hijackers
  4. the need to maintain the secrecy of space missions