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What is the typical situation in which the word 'transfix' is used?
What is the typical situation in which the word 'transfix' is used?
- When someone is moving aimlessly from place to place
- When describing a harsh mixture of unpleasant sounds
- When someone is bargaining persistently over the cost of something
- When someone is caused to become motionless with wonder and astonishment (correct)
What is required to show Alaska's natural beauty, according to the text?
What is required to show Alaska's natural beauty, according to the text?
- A simple video camera and a team of four or five
- A small camera and a solo operator
- A team of two, and a lightweight camera
- A team of four or five, and heavy, expensive cameras (correct)
What is the name of the glacier that the author filmed the day before arriving in Juneau?
What is the name of the glacier that the author filmed the day before arriving in Juneau?
- Alaska Glacier
- Hubbard Glacier (correct)
- Yakutat Glacier
- Mendenhall Glacier
What is the result of ice and snow accumulating over hundreds of years?
What is the result of ice and snow accumulating over hundreds of years?
What is the author's concern about capturing the sound of the avalanches at the Hubbard Glacier?
What is the author's concern about capturing the sound of the avalanches at the Hubbard Glacier?
What is the name of the glacier that the author describes as 'beautiful, enough to transfix viewers'?
What is the name of the glacier that the author describes as 'beautiful, enough to transfix viewers'?
What was the author's initial intention when visiting Alaska?
What was the author's initial intention when visiting Alaska?
What was the commotion the author sensed behind them?
What was the commotion the author sensed behind them?
What did the tour agent say about the man being dragged away?
What did the tour agent say about the man being dragged away?
What was the author's mood after filming the whales?
What was the author's mood after filming the whales?
How many whales did the author spot during the trip?
How many whales did the author spot during the trip?
What was the author doing with the bears?
What was the author doing with the bears?
What was the narrator's initial reaction when the man with intense eyes grabbed their hand?
What was the narrator's initial reaction when the man with intense eyes grabbed their hand?
What was the old artist's role in the situation?
What was the old artist's role in the situation?
What can be inferred about the man with intense eyes?
What can be inferred about the man with intense eyes?
What was the result of the old artist's intervention?
What was the result of the old artist's intervention?
What is the tone of the passage when describing the man with intense eyes?
What is the tone of the passage when describing the man with intense eyes?
What was the primary purpose of the narrator's trip to Alaska?
What was the primary purpose of the narrator's trip to Alaska?
What was the limitation of the narrator's budget for the trip?
What was the limitation of the narrator's budget for the trip?
Why did the narrator welcome the project despite the challenges?
Why did the narrator welcome the project despite the challenges?
What was the narrator's role in the documentary project?
What was the narrator's role in the documentary project?
Where did the narrator travel from to get to Alaska?
Where did the narrator travel from to get to Alaska?
What was the narrator's arrangement for accommodation and transportation in Alaska?
What was the narrator's arrangement for accommodation and transportation in Alaska?
What is implied about the man who was taken away by the bystanders?
What is implied about the man who was taken away by the bystanders?
What was the boy's passion in life?
What was the boy's passion in life?
What is the significance of the gold ore in the story?
What is the significance of the gold ore in the story?
What is the narrator's tone in the passage?
What is the narrator's tone in the passage?
What is implied about the boy's fate?
What is implied about the boy's fate?
What is the significance of the old woman's correction?
What is the significance of the old woman's correction?
