PASSAGE #2

P2: The context clues at the end of paragraph 1 suggest that the idiom "as far as the eye could reach" means

• how far your arm extends

• the farthest point you can see

• how high the red grass grows

• the length of a prairie field

P2: The narrator's tone, or feeling about the setting in paragraph 3 is established through the use of

• colorful, imaginative phrases

• lighthearted, humorous comments

• bitter, sarcastic remarks

• casual, conversational language

P2: By waiting to introduce any action until the fourth paragraph, Cather echoes in her writing the

• motion of the red grass that covers the land

• reflective tone of the young narrator

• slow pace of life on the prairie

• feeling of movement and running in the prairie

P2: Which sentence from the selection alerts readers that this is a flashback or recollection of the narrator?

• "As I looked about me I felt the at the grass was the country, as the water is the sea."

• "I had almost forgotten that I had a grandmother, when she came out, her sunbonnet on her head..."

• "I can remember exactly how the country looked to me as I walked beside my grandmother..."

• "I sat down in the middle of the garden, where snakes could scarcely approach unseen..."

P2: The short sentences at the end of the excerpt help to

• build the grandmother's character

• slow down time

• create foreboding

• establish a chaotic setting

As it is used in paragraph 1, the word "story" means

• a fictional tale shorter than a novel

• the plot of a work of fiction

• a true account of events; anecdote

• the rooms that make up one floor of a building

As it is used in paragraph 11, the word "draw" most likely means

• a tie in a game or contest

• to create a picture or illustration

• a gully that is not as deep as a ravine

• to cause to move by pulling