Question

What is a story’s theme?(1 point)
Responses

the way events are organized in the story
the way events are organized in the story

the unifying idea or message of the story
the unifying idea or message of the story

the overall feeling of the story
the overall feeling of the story

when and where the story takes place
Answer

Big Water
by Andrea Curtis

What I should be, really, is frightened. Everything about this situation is alarming. I can almost hear the opening strains of one of those melancholy operas Father likes to listen to with the door to his study closed. All the ominous parts are here—dark sky, turbulent lake, waves rising, my cousin Peter, the ship’s first mate though he’s barely older than me, insisting I get a life preserver and put it on.

I dig my nose into my collar and turn to the side. The wind still tears at my skin, but I’m not going to leave this spot at the front of the ship if I can help it. Even though the sky is getting darker by the second. Even though it’s only midmorning, and I can barely see the horizon. The lake is murky too, almost black, indistinguishable from the sky.



Excerpt from Big Water by Andrea Curtis. Printed with permission by Orca Book Publishers

Question
Use the excerpt from “Big Water” by Andrea Curtis to answer the question.

What best describes the mood implied by the story’s setting?

(1 point)
Responses

eerie and frightening
eerie and frightening

boring and disinterested
boring and disinterested

uplifting and cheerful
uplifting and cheerful

peaceful and relaxed
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The theme of a story is **the unifying idea or message of the story**.
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The mood implied by the story’s setting is **eerie and frightening**.