A Symphony of Whales

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A Symphony of Whales

• By Steve Schuch

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• What was Glashkas special gift?
• A. She heard the songs of Narna.
• B. She drew pictures of whales and seals.
• She won dog sled races.
• She wrote music for a Russian symphony.

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• A. She heard the songs of Narna.

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• Where is Glashkas village?
• A. Near a large lake
• In a hidden valley
• In the cold north
• On a secret island

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• C. In the cold north

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• Glashkas family had to go to the next village
  because
• A. Glashka had heard the whales calling to her.
• The dogs needed to practice pulling sleds.
• C. They were low on supplies after the blizzard.
• D. The Russian captain was at the channel.

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• C. They were low on supplies after the blizzard.

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• The story says that The dogs made good time
  This means that the dogs
• A. found their way home.
• B. arrived late.
• broke from the trail.
• D. traveled quickly.

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• D. Traveled quickly

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• The story suggests that Glashkas people have a
  great respect for
• A. animals.
• B. ship captains.
• C. sled drivers.
• D. blizzards.

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• A. animals

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• The author probably told about Glashkas dreams
  to
• A.. show that Glashka had trouble sleeping.
• tell something that has already happened.
• explain why Glashka was always happy.
• D. hint at something that would happen later.

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• D. Hint at something that would happen later

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• How did Glashka find the Beluga whales?
• A. The sled dogs took her to the location.
• B. Narna sang a song to tell her where to go.
• C. The Russian icebreaker sent her a signal.
• D. Her parents gave her directions to the bay.

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• A. The sled dogs took her to the location.

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• The icebreaker could not cut a channel right away
  because
• the ice that surrounded the whales was too thick
  to break.
• B. the ship had to go a long distance to the
  whales.
• C. there were thousands of whales in the way.
• D. the blizzard made it impossible to travel.

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• B. The ship had to go a long distance to the
  whales.

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• How do you think the whales got trapped?
• A. The noise of the icebreaker had scared them
  into the icy bay.
• B. The path to the ocean was blocked when the
  water froze around them.
• C. The whales got lost when traveling through a
  terrible snowstorm.
• D. The whales swam under the ice and could not
  get out.

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• B. The path to the ocean was blocked when the
  water froze around them.

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• Which of the following conclusions can you draw
  from this story?
• Glashkas people enjoyed listening to folk music.
• B. Glashka was able to hear Narnas song, which
  helped save the whales.
• C. All of the villagers could hear Narnas song.
• D. Blizzards usually only lasted a couple of
  hours.

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• B. Glashka was able to hear Narnas song, which
  helped save the whales.

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• How did Glashka know her rescue plan was working?

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• The whales began to follow the Russian ice
  breaker.

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• How were the crew of the Russian icebreaker and
  Glashkas people ALIKE?

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• They wanted to free the trapped whales.

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• How would you describe Glashkas people based on
  what they did for the whales?

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• They work together to help those in need.