Riding Freedom

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

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

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

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

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

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

How is Charlotte DIFFERENT from other coach drivers?

• She drives a smaller team.

• She has overturned a coach.

• She is female and is blind in one eye.

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

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

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

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

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

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

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

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

• "Thunder growled nearby."

• "She knew those things by heart."

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

• "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?

• that Charlotte is too young to drive a coach

• that Charlotte can drive a coach in the rain

• that Charlotte has a good reputation as a driver

• that Charlotte will be accepted by the passengers

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CCSS.RL.4.1

What does the metaphor in the sentence below mean?

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

• It was raining very hard.

• The rain was collected in buckets.

• The rain was clean and refreshing.

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

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CCSS.L.4.5A

How is one passenger DIFFERENT from all the others?

• He has too much luggage.

• He wants to help Charlotte drive.

• He refuses to get out at the bridge.

• He refuses to ride with Charlotte.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

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

• Charlotte is surprised when the horses rear.

• The bridge collapses as Charlotte feared it would.

• The horses stay calm as Charlotte knew they would.

• Charlotte is surprised by the lightning and thunder.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.6

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?

• The bridge was made from poor-quality timber.

• Charlotte is not brave enough to cross the bridge.

• Charlotte is so feverish that she is imagining things.

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

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

• Charlotte moves to California.

• The travelers use stagecoaches.

• The river washes out the bridge.

• There are different kinds of roads.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.1