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Violet’s next job was working aboard the Titanic.

Where was Violet working next? Violet’s next job was working aboard the Titanic.

When the ship was first hitting the iceberg, Violet was in her room.

Was Violet in her room when the ship was first hitting the iceberg? Yes, Violet was in her room when the ship was first hitting the iceberg.

She was listening to horrible crashing and crunching sounds.

What was she listening to? She was listening to horrible crashing and crunching sounds.

She was saying to her roommate, “Sounds as if something has happened.” Who was she talking to? She was talking to her roommate.

Violet was heading into the hallway where a steward was telling her the ship was sinking.

Where was Violet heading? She was heading into a hallway. What was the steward telling her? The steward was telling her the ship was sinking.

Violet was thinking they must be pulling her leg.

Was Violet pulling on her leg? No, Violet wasn’t pulling on her leg. She was thinking they must be pulling her leg.

When she realized the ship was really going down, she was quickly getting to work.

Was the ship really going down? Yes, the ship was really going down. What was she quickly doing? She was quickly getting to work.

Doing her job, she was starting to direct the more than 2,000 passengers to put on their life jackets and head to the lifeboats.

What was she directing the 2,000 passengers to do? She was directing the 2,000 passengers to put on their life jackets and head to the lifeboats.

Knowing there were not enough lifeboats for everyone, she was doing her best not to panic anyone.

Was she doing her best not to panic anyone? Yes, she was doing her best not to panic anyone.

Right before Violet got on a lifeboat a baby was being pushed into her arms.

What was being pushed into her arms? A baby was being pushed into her arms.

She was later writing in her diary about the experience in the lifeboat.

What was she writing about? She was writing about her experience in the lifeboat.

“Watching the ship go down, a tiny breeze - the first we had felt on this calm night - was blowing an icy blast across my face.

What was she watching? She was watching the ship go down. What was blowing across her face? A tiny breeze was blowing across her face.

The wind was penetrating my body like a knife.

What was penetrating her body like a knife? The wind was penetrating her body like a knife.

I was sitting paralyzed with cold and misery as I watched Titanic give a lurch forward.

Was she sitting paralyzed with cold and misery? Yes, she was sitting paralyzed with cold and misery.

She was going down by the head with a thundering roar of underwater explosions, our proud ship, our beautiful Titanic was going to her tomb.” What was going down by the head? The Titanic was going down by the head. Was the Titanic going to her tomb? Yes, the Titanic was going to her tomb.

The End.