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Adrift
. at Sea
\ 1. Fill in the bl ank s with
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nght words from the story.
1. sea
2. Bengal Tiger
3. helpless
4,. lifebuoy
5. oar
6. unsteadily
l2. Answer these questions. -
1. Richard Parker is the name of the Bengal tiger who survives the shipwreck along with the narrator.
2. The na:ua.tru:..g:r..:ie.vesJg.i;.bis fami)y..me.mb@l'.8-aS--Re--real-i-zes that thsy did not snndve unlike biw -~ remembers
his mother as his guardian angel, his father as a worry wart and his brother as a hero which is what he thought
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3. The narrator wasn't physically wounded in any way; however, he did suffer emotional pain and was suffering a
great deal from the pain of losing his family members.
4. , had-- gi-v fn-ap-aRy--hope-ef-&t1:F-V-iving--the--~~ eouldn' t swim
poyroare H a ~r.@ie sight of the lifebuoy in the water instilled new found hope within him. He resumed his
attempts to reach the boat with more ene; : J
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The narrator realized hi f00li hn · lif b t d the
s s ess on helping a wild animal such as a tiger come aboard his e oa an
mthoment that happens, the narrator himself in an attempt to save himselfJ"umps off the boat onto the lifebuoy in
e sea.
A3. Think and answer.

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~e narrator was under great emotional stress and was suffering from the grief of losing his entire fa~il y to the
shipwreck. He was too saddened by the tragedy to be able to think clearly and thus tried to help the tiger reach
th
e boat. Only at the fast moment did he realize the foolishness in that plan. Thus, he changed his mind about

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saving the tiger and tried to push him away from the boat.
Despite losing everything that the narrator valued in life he still had a desire to live, a willingness wi thin him to
survive against all odds because he valued life in spite of losing many of the things that mattered to him.
A4. Learn Interestin2 Terms