Check-In Review Passage 3

How does the author develop the theme of an impending storm?

• through the descriptions of the wind, the rabbit, dust, and lightning

• through Bill’s conversation with his mother about the wind and lightning

• through the description of the dust coming through the cracks of the building

• through Bill’s fascination with the effects of the storm on his car

Which quote suggests that Bill and his mother have a loving relationship?

• “Bill remembered the Swallow and his dad’s car, both standing at the back door.”

• “They cuddled close, their arms around each other, and pressed their faces close to the

  windowpane.”

• “Bill followed the direction of her finger, and saw a small rabbit running before the blast.”

• “Then suddenly the wind stopped—stopped so suddenly and completely that Bill

  jumped and his mother said, ‘Goodness me!’ in a small, scared voice.”

How does the use of the word cower affect the meaning in paragraph 4?

• It emphasizes the strength and power of the storm.

• It suggests the car is too small.

• It shows that Bill and his mother are frightened.

• It conveys that the wind is destructive.

How are the reactions of Bill and his father different when the storm hits?

• His father is impressed by the storm, while Bill worries about his car.

• His father watches the storm, while Bill tries to repair his car.

• His father hides from the storm, while Bill laughs at the animals.

• His father ignores the storm, while Bill is impressed by its size.

Which quote supports Bill’s point of view that the storm is a wonderful sight?

• “By nine o’clock, when Bill went to bed, a small gale was singing around, and about one

  o’clock he was awakened by the scream of the wind.”

• “The room was full of dust, driven through the cracks of the window.”

• “ ‘Did you ever see anything like the glare the lightning makes?’ ”

• “There was a long pause as though Nature was calling for attention, and then down

  came the rain.”

Which quote suggests that the storm caused flooding?

• “By nine o’clock, when Bill went to bed, a small gale was singing around, and about

  one o’clock he was awakened by the scream of the wind.”

• “The yellow sand was driven across the prairie like a sheet of rain.”

• “The wind blew harder and harder; the lightning grew brighter, slashing the black sky

  with great gashes of blinding light.”

• “The roads were impassable, although a hot, steamy, sunshiny day did its best to dry

  things up.”

How does the Major’s point of view affect Bill’s and Bill’s mother’s attitudes toward the storm?

• It causes them to become afraid of the storm, since the Major was asleep and unable

  to help if it got too intense.

• It gives them a moment to be together and talk.

• It causes them to think about other storms they have experienced and how

  Oklahoma’s storms were different.

• It creates more excitement and fascination in them about the storm.