We're Not Afraid to Die if We Can All be Together - Comprehension Questions - 3

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1. What precautions did the writer take while determining his location and the distance to Ile Amsterdam?
2. What did he predict in his talk with the crewmen?
3. Why was his heart heavy as he returned to his bunk?
4. What, according the narrator, was amazing about his dozing off?
5. What was the writer's fear and why was it difficult to accomplish the task?
6. Why did Sue call him the best dad in the whole world and the best captain?
7. What was the first view of the island like?
8. Why did Ile Amsterdam appear like the most beautiful island in the world? Was it really so?
7. Who received them at Ile Amsterdam?
8. Why was the writer thankful to the two crewmen?
9. What was remarkable about Sue and Jonathan?

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