The Ravine

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 deep jungle pond.

• It is a hot day.

How does Vinny feel about going to the pond?

• excited and adventurous

• nervous and anxious

• calm and peaceful

• bored and tired

What is important about the legend of the stone goddess?

• Starlene tells Vinny about it.

• Vinny believes the legend.

• It is a Hawaiian legend.

• It is Starlene’s attempt to say that the boy didn’t die.

Why does Vinny call Joe-Boy “an idiot”?

• Vinny is angry at Joe-Boy

• Joe-Boy is not Vinny’s best friend.

• Joe-Boy jumped without Vinny.

• Vinny wants to make Starlene angry.

What motivates Vinny to climb up to the highest ledge?

• He wants to jump off of it.

• 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 there.

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.

• ocean.

• small stream.

What does cascade mean?

• to fall in stages

• to go up

• to rain

• to drop straight down

A precipice is a

• hill.

• trail.

• cliff.

• rock.