The Cruelest Journey

from The Cruelest Journey: 600 Miles to Timbuktu is .........

• analytical essay

• persuasive essay

• travel writing

• Argumentative essay

Which detail supports the idea that the trip is dangerous?

• “If he [Park] could travel down the Niger, then so can I.”

• “He [the guide] says he will pray for me.”

• “Rain or no rain, today is the day for the journey to begin.”

• “The idea is to paddle nearly 600 miles on the Niger River in a kayak.”

the author says that the Niger “slaps the shore, in a surly mood.” This image shows ........... mood.

• energy.

• excitement.

• foreboding

• optimism.

The Niger river has many moods affect the lives of those on it, so it is described as ........

• a mercurial god

• a bad weather

• a fierce storm

• an idol river

The author has decided to start such a terrible journey as

• she wants to learn something about herself:

• she is keen on wild life.

• she is preparing a research on Africa.

• she is self-independent.

What is ironic about the author’s arrival in Timbuktu?

• She doesn’t realize she is there.

• She knows everyone on the shore.

• She doesn’t feel happy or relieved.

• She has no money for a hotel.

The routine of one's life makes his/her life .........

• circuitously

• stagnant

• embark

• integrity

My teacher said that my response was disingenuous, so he means that it is .........

• clever.

• insincere

• rude.

• shocking

To travel to a destination circuitously means to

• A try a new route.

• take the long way around.

• go in a group

• stop frequently along the way.

The author values the privacy and ......... of her trips.

• disingenuous

• stagnant

• embark

• integrity