Mississippi Solo study quiz

What evidence in the text supports inferences about the author’s past?

• “Too many marvelous days in a row and you begin to get used to it.”

• “Nothing else mattered then. Going someplace or not.”

• “Each change had something to say, and I listened to the river.”

• “I guess I’d had enough hard days to last me for a while.”

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which of the following is an example of the author’s use of simile?

• “Clouds rolled overhead in wild swirls like batter in a bowl.”

• “I passed through the far curtain of the insulated air.”

• “The river kept me company and kept me satisfied. Nothing else mattered.”

• “The trees swooshed loudly as the leaves and branches brushed hard together.”

• “Ur mom is my mom”

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Read lines 1-10. What does the author suggest about himself?

• The author reveals that he is used to having good days.

• The author reveals that he is bored while floating the river.

• The author reveals that he is thinking back on what has happened in his past.

• The author reveals that he is relaxed while enjoying the peaceful day.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

Read lines 13-20.

What does that comparison suggest about the author's feelings about the river?

• The author’s comparison of the river to a child suggests that the river is small and frail.

• The author’s comparison of the river to a child suggests a familiar, easy, friendly experience.

• The author’s comparison of the river to a child suggests that he is having a “hard day.”

• The author’s comparison of the river to a child suggests that the river talks too much like a small child.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the line below. (line 25). What does the figurative language suggest about the author’s connection to his environment?

• The author uses personification to show that the river is warning him to prepare for danger.

• The author is using personification to compare the river to a child.

• The author is using metaphor to suggest that the author is about to experience danger.

• The author is using simile to show that the author has a connection to the river.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

As the storm approached, what event caused the author to turn into the trees rather than row for the shore?

• The author thought that the trees would provide better shelter.

• The author could see that the shoreline had been pushed back through the trees.

• The author felt that the river “spoke” to him and grabbed the end of his canoe.

• The author was afraid that there would not be time to reach the shore.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Review lines 62-70. How does the author’s word choice affect the passage?

• The use of figurative language allows the reader to visualize the intensity of the storm.

• The use of figurative language emphasizes the author’s fear as the storm arrives.

• The use of figurative language highlights the unusual nature of the storm.

• The use of figurative language contrasts the peaceful river with the vicious storm.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Part A: How is the author’s perspective revealed in lines 85-100?

• The author feels that the river led him to danger.

• The author feels worried about the water rising in his canoe.

• The author is scared of the flooding and holding onto the tree for safety.

• The author is not worried about the danger around him because of his connection with the river.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Part B: Which quotation from the passage supports the answer to Part A (Question 8)?

• “In fact, I enjoyed the feeling of the water all around me and on me, enveloping me like a cocoon...”

• “So I stopped trying and just sat there patiently waiting and hugging my tree.”

• “It had been something so very definite that I could feel it and yet so ethereal that I could not put my finger on it.”

• “If the rain continued for long or if the wind kept up strong and the rain kept spilling into the canoe, I would sink.”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the author’s choice of using sentence fragments suggest about the style of his writing?

• The author uses sentence fragments to enhance the imagery of the passage.

• The author uses sentence fragments, which are more conversational, to create a more informal style.

• The author uses sentence fragments to reveal his appreciation for this experience.

• The author uses sentence fragments to create a more formal, less conversational style.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9