"In the Old Valley" Excerpt questions

According to the selection what color hair does the man have, and what does that tell us about him?

• Black- His soul is in a sad, dark place.

• Iron-grey- Shows how old he is.

• dusty brown- He rolled down the hill.

• blonde- He is still youthful inside.

What is the meaning of the word “intangible” in paragraph 5?

• Dreamy

• Memory

• Non-touchable

• Proud

Why does the author describe the character as having eagle eyes?

• He has weird looking eyes.

• He can’t see.

• He loves birds.

• They are quick to see mistakes.

What does the author mean by the phrase “he listened to the swish and murmur of the wind” in paragraph 2?

• The wind was having a conversation.

• The wind was blowing softly.

• The wind was blowing hard.

• The wind has a friend

Which statement reflects the central idea of the passage?

• A man is now wise and visits his childhood home.

• A man is a warrior and finds peace.

• A man is now older and realizes he is dead.

• A man is lost and finds the ocean.

How does the change from the beginning to the end of the story?

• He realizes where his son is.

• He realizes he is older now and has to move on from boyhood.

• He becomes obsessed with the ocean.

• He learns how to love his past.

What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

• to teach you about valleys

• to express the man’s story and his experience visiting home

• to hear about the man’s home.

• To teach people how to write about childhood

What statement summarizes a theme of the passage?

• “The man halted on the crest of the hill and looked somber down into the long valley below.”

• “But high up, their tops were green and caught the saffron light of the rest.”

• “Should he go down to it?”

• “It had been a foolish whim to come at all- foolish because the object of his quest was not to be found there or elsewhere.”

Read lines 15 through 16. What is the meaning of the metaphor?

• The wind is talking or shouting continuously.

• The wind is angry at the man.

• When the man heard the wind that reminded him of home, he believed he would feel whole again and be satisfied

• The man wants to hear the wind because he had never heard it before.

What line from the passage makes him seem powerful and strong?

• “The face of a conqueror”

• “Pitiless, unswerving”

• “eagle eyes”

• all of the above