"from Heart of a Champion"

In paragraph 1, the author personifies the cornfields and wheat fields as "winking" to create an impression of

• danger

• sadness

• welcome

• wealth

In paragraph 2, the author compares the dog's wagging the white tip of her tail to an all-clear flag to suggest that --

• the dog watches out for the boy

• the dog had been in the military

• the dog's tail is long and cottony

• the dog is eager for an adventure

In paragraph 2, the black-barked oak is like a panzer strike in that both --

• are used for warfare

• creak loudly when they move

• have dark trunks

• attack suddenly and violently

In paragraph 3, the author compares Timmy's head to a plastic jug to suggest his --

• fear

• helplessness

• foolishness

• ability to float

In paragraph 3, the author creates a vivid impression of how fast and persistently Lassie is running by drawing comparisons to all the following except --

• a metronone

• a piston

• a struck match

• wet earth

Why does the author compare the river to boxcars in paragraph 3?

• to show that the river is rushing along and carrying many things

• to show that the river is dirty

• to show that he likes rivers

• to show that boxcars are a feature of rivers

In paragraph 2, the author uses the word svelte to suggest that the dog's snout is --

• wet and cold

• soft and velvety

• slender and graceful

• rough and awkward

In paragraph 2, the word logician's is most likely based on a Greek rood that means --

• number

• science

• reasoning

• canine

In paragraph 3, the author uses the word suppurations, or pus pockets, to suggest that the river is --

• diseased

• fast moving

• clean and pristine

• bright blue

In paragraph 3, the word palpitate must mean --

• work efficiently

• stop functioning

• grow weary; tire

• beat rapidly; throb