Mississippi Solo

How does the change in setting from a peaceful day to a storm advance the plot?

• By forcing the narrator to alter his actions and trust nature.

• By causing the storm to develop

• By teaching the reader the importance of being aware of your surroundings.

• By allowing the reader to visualize the scene

Which sentence suggests that the narrator would overcome the conflict?

• The wind shifted as the storm came directly overhead. Water streamed straight down.

• If the rain continued for long or if the wind kept up strong and the rain kept spilling into the canoe, I would sink.

• I was drenched, and the canoe was filling up quickly

• In fact I enjoyed the feeling of the water all around me and on me, enveloping me like a cocoon, and despite the drama I felt no real threat

How does the narrator advance the plot of the story by choosing to hold onto the tree.

• It encourages the narrator to develop his own solution to the problem.

• It allows the narrator to give up his control and trust the nature around him.

• It shows the reader that he was a strong person who would withstand the storm.

• It gives the narrator the opportunity to succumb to his fears.

Which is the best summary of the selection?

• Eddy Harris takes a trip down the Mississippi River. Along the journey he appreciates living in the moment and enjoying the glorious nature that surrounds him.

• The narrator, Eddy Harris, is taking a solitary trip down the Mississippi River and connecting with nature. During his journey, he encounters a storm that forces him to let go of his control and trust nature. He ends up surviving and continuing on his journey with a new found appreciation for nature.

• A man encounters a storm on the Mississippi River. He is forced by a storm to take shelter by hugging a tree. As he hugs the tree, he is forced into a new way of thinking.

• Eddy Harris, a seeker, rows down the Mississippi River to Natchez. His pleasant journey is interrupted by a vicious storm. After the storm, he decides to hate nature and ends up in Natchez.