Vocabulary Mississippi Solo

The author of Mississippi Solo is

• Eddie Murphy

• Eddy Patterson

• Eddie Harris

• Eddy Harris

The setting of the story is mostly

• in a canoe

• on the Mississippi River

• in a town called Natchez

• in a canoe on the Mississippi River

A memoir is

• a story about someone's life

• a big event about a friend

• an autobiographical account of someone's personal experiences or significant events; written in first person

• the life events of someone important

What does the author mean when he says,"I was one with the river, and nothing could happen to me...?"

• The author probably meant that he was in harmony with the river, so he felt safe and confident on his journey.

• He meant he was the river.

• The author was afraid that the river would swallow him up.

• The author did not think the river liked him.

The author used figurative language to help the reader understand his journey. Decide what type of figurative language is used in this line: "But the voice of the river came out and spoke to me teasingly but with a chill of seriousness down my spine."

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Personification

Which sentence best explains the use of figurative language in question 5?

• The river is large and intimidating to the author, so he uses figurative language to show the power it has over him

• The river has a voice that is teasingly serious, a trait that is not common for non-human things.

• The river is frightening, so the author uses figurative to reveal the fear the author experiences on his journey.

• The author thinks there are voices in the river.

When you insulate something, you

• Let heat or cool air in and out

• Open a window in the house and car to keep air flowing out.

• Prevent the passage of heat through it.

• Allow the passage of heat through it.

To allow something to break up into sharp, thin pieces means

• Capture

• Branch

• Splinter

• Lump

Affect is a (what part of speech), and it means

• Adjective, and it means to have an influence on or effect a change in something.

• Verb, and it means to have an influence on or effect a change in something.

• Verb, and it means to make something happen.

• Noun, and it means to effect change in something.

A large mass of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks falling quickly down the side of mountain is the definition of an

• Earthquake

• Tsunami

• Avalanche

• Tornado