1. “A good sailor knows his place” says Columbus to Diego
a. Who said this?
Ans: Columbus said this.
b. Whom was it said?
Ans: It was said to Diego.
c. What was his reaction?
Ans.: Diego tried to suppress his anger and with a scowl goes off from there.
2. “The Santa Maria will be lighter for his carcass”.
a. Who was Santa Maria?
Ans: The name of the ship.
b. Whose words was Pepe quoting here?
Ans.: Pepe was quoting the words of Guillermo Ires.
c. What do the words reveal about the person?
Ans: These words show that the speaker was so upset with Columbus that he wished he was dead.
3. “Your duty is to obey me as mine is to obey the Royal Sovereigns of Spain who sent me’.
a. Who said to whom?
Ans: Columbus said to Guillermo?
b. When did he say these words?
Ans.: Guillermo rebelled against Columbus.
c. What do these words prove?
Ans.: These words prove that Columbus was not only a strong leader but was also loyal.
4. “Why should one man have lives of fifty in his hands?”
a. Who is the speaker?
Ans: Diego said these words to Pedro
b. Who were the fifty?
Ans: The sea men.
c. What does the speaker mean?
Ans: Diego said these words meaning that Columbus had no right to spoil their lives.
5. “Mutiny is an ugly word, Sir”
a. Who said this?
Ans: Diego said these words.
b. Why did the speaker say these words?
Ans: Diego said these words in reply when Pedro asked him whether he was thinking of rebelling against Columbus.
c. In what way the word is ugly?
Ans: The word is ugly because Mutiny’ is a deed which leads to destruction.
6. “Discipline knows no buts” says Columbus
a. Whom did he say this?
Ans: He said to Francisco.
b. When did Columbus say this?
Ans: When Francisco hesitated to obey his order.
c. What did Columbus mean to say by these words?
Ans: Columbus meant that one should not hesitate to enforce discipline.
7. “Captain, be careful sometimes they are desperate”
a. Who said this?
Ans: Pepe said this.
b. Who were they?
Ans: They were seamen.
c. Why did Pepe say these words?
Ans.: Pepe tried to warn Columbus that these could be danger for them anytime.
8. “What! does that child stand between me and death?”
a. Who said this?
Ans: Columbus said this.
b. When did he say this?
Ans.: When Columbus hears Pepe saying that he had to be killed first.
c. What had the child done?
Ans.: The child, Pepe stood in front of Columbus to protect him from being attacked by the seamen.
9. “I have discovered that when a man is given a version he must follow it along”
a. Who said these words?
Ans: Columbus said this.
b. What do these words show about the speaker?
Ans: These words show his disappointment that no one was ready to help him reach his goal.
c. Why did the speaker say so?
Ans: When Columbus had the dream to discover a New World, but his sailors rebelled against him and even tried to attack him.
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