"Mississippi Solo" Comprehension

What does the author say is his friend on his trip?

• The river

• The rain

• His raft

• His teddy bear

The author is writing about a specific memory of his. What type of writing is this called?

• A biography

• A memoir

• A stanza

• Graffiti

How can you tell the author is writing about himself and one of his own memories?

• Because the textbook said so

• Someone else wrote it for him

• He uses pronouns such as "I" and "Me"

• It is about rivers and storms

The author talks about the rain and the river as if they were people. In figurative language, this is called...

• Poetry

• Being crazy

• Symbolism

• Personification

When the author says the river "whispered" to him to get ready, he means...

• he knew there was a storm approaching

• he knew there was a waterfall up ahead

• he was heading towards a forest fire

• a mermaid was talking to him

True or False:

If you were writing a memoir, you would use words like I, me, or myself.

• True

• False

The author actually, literally means that the river water was talking to him like a human being would.

• True

• False

Eddy Harris is...

• the author of "Mississippi Solo"

• someone who talks to fish

• someone who knows the author of "Mississippi Solo"

• a person who is afraid to ever ride along a river again

What type of word is avalanche?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Pronoun

What does it mean to insulate something?

• To eat it

• To protect it from heat or cold

• To talk to it like a person

• To be afraid of it