Queen of the Falls Unit Review

Which quotation from Queen of the Falls best explains why the man at the barrel workshop at first refused to help Annie Taylor?

• "He handed the drawing back and informed her his shop would build no such thing."

• "The foreman of the shop had never seen a barrel like the one Annie had drawn and sked what it was for."

• "When Annie shared her plans to ride in the barrel over Niagara Falls, the man look at Annie in disbelief."

• "The idea was madness, he told her, if she wanted to [hurt] herself, she'd have to do it on her own."

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Read the following passage from Queen of the Falls:

Some faint-hearted spectators screamed when they saw the barrel go over, others cheered, but most just stood silently with their mouths wide open and stared at the foamy water around the bottom of the falls.  There was no sign of Annie, not even a piece of oak.

Suddenly, the barrel bobbed to the surface.  The crowd, still unsure of what happened to its brave passenger, did not make a sound.  When the barrel floated close the rocky shore, men jumped into the water and lifted it onto the rocks.  They knocked the lid off with a hammer.

What can you infer about the people in the crowd based on the details in the passage?

• Few believed that Annie was really in the barrel.

• Some soon realized that Annie was safe.

• Most were completed stunned by what they witnessed.

• All rushed to help Annie once the barrel came to the surface.

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Which quotation from Queen of the Falls best explains why Frank Russell agreed to be Annie Taylor's manager?

• "He did believe, though, that she was determined to go over the falls, and was certain there was money to be made if by some miracle she managed to climb out of her barrel alive."

• "She looked exactly like the aging charm school teacher that she was and nothing at all like the death-defying daredevil she was determined to become."

• "Annie had already decided that the public would have greater interest in a daredevil more youthful than herself, so she told him that was only forty-two, instantly erasing twenty years from her true age."

• "He asked if she wasn't too old for such a difficult and dangerous adventure."

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Which statement is true about Annie Taylor?

• She came to understand that the fame and the money she earned after her stunt didn't bring her the happiness that she thought it would.

• She didn't become rich and famous, but she realized the value of testing her limits and doing what others think is impossible.

• She learned that her real gift was in promoting stunts before they happen rather than in describing them after they are done.

• She wasn't a great public speaker, but she was an excellent writer and she sold many copies of the book she wrote about her life.

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Read the passage from Queen of the Falls:

When Annie took the stage beside her barrel, the audience was confused.  Could this person in front of them, this grandma, really be the brave and fearless Mrs. Taylor who dared to ride over the waterfall?  Annie told her story, but when she was done, there were no eager questions or loud applause.  Everyone seemed to find the oak barrel more interesting than the woman who had ridden inside it.

When Annie was still back in Bay City, imagining her path to fame and fortune, she believed going over Niagara Falls in a barrel would be the hard part, but she was wrong.

What is the main idea of this passage?

• In the early 1900s, theater crowds were much different than theater crowds today.

• Many people thought that Annie was lying about having gone over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

• After her stunt, Annie struggles to capture the attention and interest of audiences.

• Annie returned to Bay City to figure out a better way to cash in on her fame.

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What did Frank Russell do when it became clear that audiences would not pay to hear Annie Taylor speak and the two of them would not be getting rich?

• He convinced Annie to go over the falls again.

• He decided to over Niagara Falls in a barrel himself.

• He stole Annie's barrel and ran off with it.

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What did Annie Taylor do in the years following her famous stunt?

• She sold souvenirs and pamphlets about her feat at Niagara Falls.

• She gave lectures about her life in packed theaters all across America.

• She reopened her charm school in Bay City, Michigan.

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What is the most accurate description of how Annie Taylor looked and felt after she went over the falls in a barrel?

• Her head and arms were badly injured and she took months to recover.

• She emerged without a scratch on her!

• She was dazed and had some minor injuries.

• She was so scared after the stunt that she couldn't sleep for weeks.

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

• Annie knew that only young people could be daredevils.

• Annie hoped to gain fame and earn a fortune as a result of her stunt.

• Before water tumbles over Niagara Falls, it moves swiftly but calmly.

• Most managers are untrustworthy and dishonest people.

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In Queen of the Falls, some reporters think Annie Taylor's plan to go over Niagara Falls was a hoax or a trick.

Which detail from the text best supports this idea?

• Annie has very little money and no job.

• Annie visited Niagara Falls with her father when she was a young girl.

• Annie's manager, Frank Russell, hopes to make money off of Annie's stunt.

• Annie is an older woman who look more like a grandmother than a daredevil.

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