Chapter: 18. The Second Voyage
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A. Answer these questions.
What was Sinbad’s initial reaction when he realized he was stranded alone on the island? How did Sinbad identify the enormous white dome he found on the island? What natural phenomenon occurred in the Valley of Diamonds at night, posing a threat to Sinbad? Before tying himself to the meat, what did Sinbad do with the diamonds he found in the valley? What promise did Sinbad make to himself upon returning to Baghdad at the end of this voyage, and what does the final sentence suggest about this promise? B. Answer these questions with reference to the context.
It was like an enormous egg. ‘If it is a dome,’ I thought, ‘where is the house? Where is the door?’ As I was looking at it, something shut out the light of the sun. I looked up. What I saw was an enormous bird.
a. What was Sinbad initially confused about regarding the large white object?
b. What “shut out the light of the sun”?
c. What realization did Sinbad have about the object and the bird? But there was no place where I could get up the sides of that valley. I walked along it and I saw that the valley floor was made of nothing but diamonds. They were very good diamonds, very big and beautiful. But I did not want them; I wanted to get out of the valley.
a. What was Sinbad’s primary concern upon realizing he was in the valley?
b. What significant discovery did he make about the valley floor?
c. Why was he not immediately interested in collecting the diamonds? C. Answer this literature-based question.
In adventure stories, the protagonist (main character) often displays heroic qualities. How does Sinbad’s character in “The Second Voyage” embody the qualities of a hero?
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