G8Bi 4.1 Mississippi Solo (Comprehension)
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- Q1
What is the point of view of the selection?
third person limited
second person
first person
third person omniscient
30s - Q2
The narrator of the story is on a canoe out at sea.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q3
What is the narrator's final destination?
Brasilia, Brazil
St. Louis, Missouri
Natchez, Mississippi
New Orleans, Louisiana
30s - Q4
Is Natchez, Mississippi upstream or downstream of St. Louis, Missouri?
downstream
upstream
30s - Q5
What does the author believe about "the monotony of good days"?
it is important to have a bad day once in a while, so as to better value the good days
it is useful to have a balance of good and bad days because that way we can tell the difference
it is vital to not have too many bad days, because we may get used to them
Monotony is a word that means sameness. What the author reflects on at the beginning of the story is that too much of a good thing is not good because we get used to it, lose our appreciation for the good things, and so need the occasional "bad day" to give us perspective.
30s - Q6
The author feels the river is like a...
friend
family member
wise old man
defender
30s - Q7
What conflict does the narrator encounter on his journey?
a sudden storm
murky waters
uneven shorelines
unfriendly people
30s - Q8
As a warning before the storm, the narrator sees birds fly out of the trees.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q9
In the text, how does the author know a storm is coming?
the color of the river changes
the river whispers to him
it starts to rain
he hears thunder
30s - Q10
The narrator is pushed into the water by the crashing waves.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q11
During the storm, the narrator was able to find shelter on land.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q12
What does the use of sentence fragments likely indicate?
the narrator is expressing disconnected thoughts
the narrator wants to express a quick pace
the narrator is so emotional he can't speak clearly
the narrator wants the river to understand him
30s - Q13
A memoir is...
another word for biography.
a written memory.
written in the third person point of view.
a type of autobiography that focuses on personal memories.
30s - Q14
A simile is...
giving human qualities to a non-human being/object.
the imaginative use of words.
another word for "author's style."
a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
30s - Q15
Why does Eddy Harris decide to go to the trees instead of heading to the shore?
He heard a "voice" that told him to head to the trees.
He had lost control of his canoe.
The wind pushed him into the trees.
He knew that the wind and rain could not affect him if he were in the tree grove.
30s