ANSWERS
1. What is Karina’s job? A lifeguard
2. What is the setting of this story? Be specific. Lovina Beach, Bali
3. How does Karina feel about her job at the beginning of the story? What evidence makes you think this? She is bored. She feels it is repetitive, and she yawns to show her boredom.
4. What is the weather like? How do you know this? The weather is hot and humid. Karina wakes up sticky and sweaty. She uses a portable fan, and it says the temperature is rising.
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6. What emotion is the author trying to convey when he says that Karina’s stomach “dropped”? She is nervous, worried, and scared.
7. What does Karina discover about the black dot? It is a dolphin.
8. Why is Karina so comfortable approaching the black dot? She is studying to be a marine biologist so she is familiar with the gentleness of dolphins.
9. What one warning does Karina give everyone when she allows them to go back into the water? Do not approach the dolphin.
10. Why do you think the author titled this story “A Surprise Visit”? Not only was it a surprise that it wasn't a shark, but it was also a surprise that it was a dolphin. Her normally repetitive job had a little more activity for once.
