We're not Afraid to Die if We can All be Together by Gardon Cook & Alan East - 1

Comprehension Questions
1. What inspired the writer to undertake the voyage round the world?
2. What was the narrator?
3. Who were his first companions in the journey?
4. How did he prepare himself for the voyage?
5. Why was Wavewalker considered the best boat for the voyage?
6. How can you say that the voyage was challenging in spite of the preparations?
7. Where did the narrator set off on his epic voyage?
8. Why were two crewmen recruited by the narrator in the second leg of the journey?
9. Who were they?
10. When did they first encounter the strong gales?
11. Why were the waves more alarming than the gales?
12. Why was the weather called atrocious?
13. What was their happy moment during the unfavourable weather conditions?
14. What was the first indication of the conditions changing for the worse?
15. What did they do to slow the boat?
16. What was their worst fear? How were they prepared for it?
17. What were the signs of the great calamity they were going to encounter?
18. What did the narrator mistake the gigantic wave for?
19. Why was the wave unlike any other the narrator had ever seen?
20. What happened to the narrator as a torrent hit the boat?
21. What helped him pop out of the water?
22. What saved the boat from drowning?