"The Ravine" Test

What is most important about the setting of the story?

• It is muddy and slippery.

• It is a jungle ravine in Hawaii.

• It is a place where a boy died.

• It is a deep jungle pond.

How does Vinny feel about going to the pond?

• excited and curious

• nervous and anxious

• calm and peaceful

• bored and tired

Why does Vinny call Joe-Boy an "idiot"?

• Vinny is angry with Joe-Boy.

• Joe-Boy is not Vinny's best friend.

• Joe-Boy jumped into the pond without Vinny.

• Vinny wants to make Starlene angry.

What motivates Vinny to climb up to the highest ledge?

• He wants to jump off the ledge.

• He doesn't want his friends to know he is afraid.

• He likes to climb to high places.

• He wants to see what the pond looks like from up high.

What is the conflict of the story?

• Vinny is going to get into trouble for disobeying his mom.

• Vinny is afraid of heights, and gets sick when he looks down from high places.

• Vinny is afraid of the Stone Goddess.

• Vinny is feeling pressure from his friends to jump into a pond from a high ledge.

What is the climax of the story?

• The point when Vinny is on top of the ledge deciding to jump or not.

• When Vinny and his friends are walking up the path to the ledge where they would jump.

• When Vinny and his friends walk out of the Hawaiian jungle to head back home.

• When Joie Boy and Starlene are teasing Vinny about the dead boy.

What is the rising action of the story?

• The point when Vinny is at the top of the ledge deciding to jump or not.

• The point when Vinny and his friends are walking out of the jungle to go back home.

• The point when Joe-Boy and Starlene jump into the pond from the high ledge.

• The point when Vinny and his friends are walking up the hill in the jungle ravine to get to the high ledge where they would jump into a pond.

How does Vinny change by the end of the story?

• He becomes brave enough to jump.

• He does whatever his friends tell him to do.

• He learns that it is okay to say no to his friends.

• He becomes embarrassed about not jumping.

If something is gnarly, it is _____________.

• smooth

• bumpy

• soft

• wet

A rivulet is a ________________.

• big river

• pond

• waterfall

• small stream