Riding Freedom Comprehension

In this passage, why does Charlotte have to disguise her identity?

• A. In the early 1900s, girls were expected to be quiet and shy.

• B. In the mid-1800s, most girls were not allowed to have jobs.

• C. In the late 1900s, runaways could be arrested and sent to jail.

• D. In the late 1800s, most teenagers were not allowed to have jobs.

How is Charlotte DIFFERENT from other coach drivers?

• A. She drives a smaller team

• B. She has overturned a coach

• C. She is female and is blind in one eye.

• D. She is young and is afraid to drive in the rain.

How is Charlotte's driving DIFFERENT from James's?

• A. James never drives in a storm. Charlotte drives in a storm.

• B. James drives by sight. Charlotte drives by smell and hearing.

• C. James drives a two-horse team. Charlotte drives a four-horse team.

• D. James drives passengers across a river. Charlotte makes them get off.

Which of these sentences from the passage is an example of personification?

• A. "Thunder growled nearby."

• B. "She knew those things by heart."

• C. "If the road was hard, the hooves made a hollow, clopping sound."

• D. "Charlotte had been proving herself her whole life and wasn't about to stop now."

What do both Charlotte and James know at the beginning of the passage?

• A. that Charlotte is too young to drive a coach

• B. that Charlotte can drive a coach in the rain

• C. that Charlotte has a good reputation as a driver

• D. that Charlotte will be accepted by the passengers

What does the metaphor in the sentence below mean?

It was one of those storms where the rain came down in washtubs.

• A. It was raining very hard.

• B. The rain was collected in buckets.

• C. The rain was clean and refreshing.

• D. It was raining on and off like a washing machine.

How is one passenger DIFFERENT from all the others?

• A. He has too much luggage.

• B. He wants to help Charlotte drive.

• C. He refuses to get out at the bridge.

• D. He refuses to ride with Charlotte.

How does what happened on the bridge compare to what Charlotte thought would happen?

• A. Charlotte is surprised when the horses rear.

• B. The bridge collapses as Charlotte feared it would.

• C. The horses stay calm as Charlotte knew they would.

• D. Charlotte is surprised by the lightning and thunder.

Read this sentence from the passage.

The timbers groaned as the iron-capped wheels clacked across the

wooden planks.

What does the personification in the sentence above suggest?

• A. The bridge was made from poor-quality timber.

• B. Charlotte is not brave enough to cross the bridge.

• C. Charlotte is so feverish that she is imagining things.

• D. The bridge has weakened and is not strong enough to bear much weight.

Which detail shows that this passage is set long ago in the past?

• A. Charlotte moves to California.

• B. The travelers use stagecoaches.

• C. The river washes out the bridge.

• D. There are different kinds of roads.