DEEP WATER

ASSIGNMENT -1
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Pick the correct option
1. What warning did mother give Douglas against River Yakima?
a. It was very deep
b. It was treacherous
c. Many people lost lives in that river
d. Both c and b

2. What factors made Douglas decide in favour of YMCA pool?

a. –it was safe
b. the shallow end only 2-3 feet deep
c. the drop to the deeper end gradual.
d. All the above
3. Douglas decided to engage an instructor because
a. He wanted to be a professional swimmer
b. His mother would not allow him to swim alone
c. He wanted to get over the fear and that needed professional help
d. He didn’t want to be alone while swimming

4. The instructor built a swimmer out of Douglas by

a. attaching a rope to a belt tied to Douglas which went through a pulley and
held the rope as he swam
b. teaching him breathing techniques
c. teaching different swimming styles
d. All the above
5. The haunting fear of the water followed Douglas
a. in his fishing trips
b. boating and canoeing.
c. School and playground
d. Only a and b
6. Douglas made sure that he had conquered the old terror by
a. Swimming in the YMCA Pool all by himself
b. Swimming in Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire,
c. Swimming in deep blue Pacific Ocean
d. Going to Meade Glacier, diving into Warm Lake and swimming across to the
other shore and back.
7. As a young boy Douglas was thrown into
a. A deep pond
b. Sea by his father
c. A 9 feet deep YMCA pool by a bully
d. A deep treacherous river Yakima
8. The release of the fear of water helped the writer
a. to walk free in the mountain paths
b. climb the peaks
c. brush aside any fear
d. All the above