G4 Riding Freedom 2

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.