5.04 Quiz: The Way to Rainy Mountain C

In this excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain, the author uses language that depicts the sun as a human.

He was very angry…he threw the ring and it did what he told it to do; it struck the woman and killed her, and then the sun’s child was all alone.

What is the effect of this language?

• It conveys a tone of fantasy.

• It develops an atmosphere of chaos.

• It supports a friendly tone.

• It creates a peaceful mood.

Read this excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain.

Although my grandmother lived out her long life in the shadow of Rainy Mountain, the immense landscape of the continental interior lay like memory in her blood.

What is the effect of the figurative language in this sentence?

• It conveys the facts about where the author’s grandmother lived.

• It provides a picture of the daily life of the Kiowa people.

• It reveals how connected Aho was to the history of her people.

• It shows how much Aho wanted to travel the continent.

Read this excerpt from Section III of The Way to Rainy Mountain.

There were always dogs about my grandmother’s house…The old people paid them scarcely any attention, but they should have been sad, I think, to see them go.

What is the effect of the first-person point of view in this excerpt?

• Readers find out what the origin of the myth of dogs in Kiowa culture is.

• Readers learn the historical connection between dogs and other tribes.

• Readers gain an understanding of how the author’s grandmother felt about dogs.

• Readers get insight into the author’s personal view of the dogs of Kiowa society.

What is the central thread that connects the three parts of Section VIII in The Way to Rainy Mountain?

• The dead should be honored by not speaking their names.

• Language is a powerful way to influence reality.

• Naming objects gives them magical powers.

• Saying “above my eyes” is one way to gain protection.

The three parts of Section X in The Way to Rainy Mountain talk about the Tai-me.

How does the author use the historical passage to address the topic?

• It details the way the Tai-me became a protective object for the Kiowa.

• It validates the Tai-me as a critical object in Kiowa culture.

• It presents the influence of the Tai-me in the author’s life.

• It reveals why the Tai-me is so powerful.

Read the passage.

excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain

by N. Scott Momaday

The imaginative experience and the historical express equally the traditions of man’s reality. Finally, then, the journey recalled is among other things the revelation of one way in which these traditions are conceived, developed, and interfused in the human mind. There are on the way to Rainy Mountain many landmarks, many journeys in the one.

What is the "one" journey the author refers to in this excerpt?

• the author’s personal memory

• the final Kiowa settlement

• the search for the Tai-me

• the history of the Kiowa

Read this excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain.

Great green and yellow grasshoppers are everywhere in the tall grass, popping up like corn to sting the flesh, and tortoises crawl about on the red earth, going nowhere in the plenty of time.

Why does the author use the simile "popping up like corn to sting the flesh" in this excerpt?

• to show the movement of the grasshoppers

• to reveal that nature is harsh to humans

• to paint a picture of the heat of the summer

• to convey a long span of time

Read this passage from The Way to Rainy Mountain.

In the autumn of 1874, the Kiowas were driven southward toward the Staked Plains. Columns of troops were converging on all sides, and they were bone-weary and afraid.

Which choice best conveys the connotative meaning of the word driven in this context?

• herded like animals

• encouraged to move

• escorted like guests

• moved as a group

Read this excerpt from The Way to Rainy Mountain.

In time of battle he must by means of this arrow impale the end of his sash to the earth and stand his ground to the death.

Which emotional feeling is evoked by the word impale in this context?

• anxiety

• resolve

• love

• fury

Read this excerpt from Section VI of The Way to Rainy Mountain.

Now and then there comes a tarantula, at evening, always larger than you imagine, dull and dark brown, covered with long, dusty hairs. There is something crochety about them; they stop and go and angle away.

Based on the author’s word choice, which word best describes the author’s view of tarantulas?

• delight

• frustration

• dread

• interest