Unit 3 Queen of the Falls Review

Part A Why does Annie decide to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel?

• It is a chance to prove she is stronger than she appears.

• It gives her a reason to visit a favorite vacation spot.

• Annie believes it will help her make money.

• Annie wants to be the first person to try the stunt.

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Part B Which quotation from Queen of the Falls best supports the answer to Part A (Question 1)?

• "She would find fame & fortune by doing something no one in the world have ever done before.”

• “She thought about looking for ordinary work as a store clerk or cleaning woman,…”

• “The front page carried a story about the large number of tourists visiting Niagara Falls that summer.”

• “When she shared her plans to ride in the barrel over Niagara Falls, the man looked at Annie in disbelief.”

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• She is uncomfortable riding in the rowboat.

• She is disappointed in the size of the crowd.

• She is a confident and brave person.

• She does not fully trust Fred and Billy.

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Part A

Which statement is a main idea of Queen of the Falls?

• Despite her worries, Annie's trip over the falls was easier than she expected.

• Although she hoped for a different outcome, Annie is proud of her accomplishment.

• Annie assures spectators that her barrel will take her safely over the falls.

• Annie makes more money selling souvenirs than for riding in a barrel over the falls.

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Part B

Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A (Question 4)?

• “It was as if some angry giant were kicking the barrel toward the falls.”

• “’Oh Lord,' she whispered, and then she was gone."

• “…Annie invited them to purchase a postcard and meet the Queen of the Falls.”

• “’How close will their courage let them get to it? Well sir, you can’t get any closer than I got.’”

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In Queen of the Falls, Annie never profits from her feat, but she is still respected today.

Which detail from the text best supports this idea?

• She is the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive.

• She spends her days in a park at Niagara Falls telling her story to tourists.

• She performs at county fairs with people who are much younger than she is.

• She designs and helps to build the barrel that she uses to go over the falls.

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Which answer best summarizes Annie's reason for deciding to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel in Queen of the Falls?

• Annie is frustrated when her charm classes grow smaller as she grows older. She wants to go over the falls to prove that it is wrong to judge others because of their age.

• An article about Niagara Falls brings back memories of daredevils Annie watched there as a child. She wants to relive those times by trying to do a stunt of her own.

• A lifetime of teaching charm school has become boring. For a change, Annie decides to try to go over the falls because she wants to do something she has never done before.

• Annie must close her charm school and worries she will run out of money. A newspaper article about Niagara Falls inspires her to perform a stunt that could make her rich quickly.

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Read the excerpt from Queen of the Falls.

Many of them wondered if the promised trip over the falls was just some kind of hoax: The barrel might go over, but would it really carry Annie Taylor inside? She looked old enough to be someone's grandmother and appeared to have spent considerably more time baking pies than climbing mountains.

What is most likely the meaning of the word hoax?

• stunt

• trick

• feat

• bravery

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Read the excerpt from Queen of the Falls.

She turned back to the reporter. "That's what everyone wonders when they see Niagara," she went on. "How close will their courage let them get to it? Well, sir, you can't get any closer than I got. You ask any person who's stood here, looking out at those falls, what they thought of someone going over them in a barrel. Why, every last one would agree, it was the greatest feat ever performed."

What is most likely the meaning of the word feat?

• idea

• enterprise

• celebration

• achievement

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Read the excerpt from Queen of the Falls.

He asked if she wasn't too old for such a difficult and dangerous adventure. Even a much stronger and fitter person stood practically no chance of surviving what she proposed. Annie had already decided that the public would have greater interest in a daredevil more youthful than herself, so she told him that she was only forty-two, instantly erasing twenty years from her true age.

What is most likely the meaning of the word daredevil?

• risk taker

• evil person

• young woman

• artist

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