Journey's Tucket's Travels - Test

Which sentence from the passages uses adjectives to create the feeling that danger surrounds Francis, Lottie, and Billy?

• "Unlike Francis and Jason Grimes, the one -armed mountain man."

• "It was a decent plan - it was their only plan - and it seemed to be working."

• The Commancheros were an outlaw band, ruthless, terrifying, inhumanely tough."

• "Francis knew that brushing out the tracks would only work in the pitch dark of night."

"If we don't keep moving they'll be on us like dogs, won't they Francis?"

What is the meaning of the phrase they'll be on us like dogs as used in the sentence above?

• They will insult us rerribly.

• They will make a loud noise.

• They will attack us immediately.

• They will make us a part of their pack.

Lottie would explain every little detail of every little part of every little thing she was talking about so that not a single aspect of it was missed, and she sometimes drove Francis over the edge.

What is the meaning drove Francis over the edge as used in the sentence above?

• put Francis in danger.

• took Francis to a cliff

• asked Francis for help

• irritated Francis greatly

Then Francis picked Billy up and carried him piggyback, mile after mile, then yard after yard, and finally, step after step.

What is the effect of the author's shift in nouns from mile to yard to step in the sentence above?

• It helps the reader understand how old Billy is.

• It signals that the author is about to flash back in time.

• It shows that the task of carrying Billy is getting harder.

• It provides an accurate measure of the distance Francis travels.

Billy falls sound asleep

• during the storm

• while Francis carries him

• before Francis carries him

• after Francis puts him down.

There hadn't been a breath of wind to blow the dust over the brush marks he'd left...

What kind of language is the phrase breath of wind as used in the text above?

• adage

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

After Francis tells Lottie to dig, Lottie...

• sees a mirage

• digs and finds water

• digs and finds nothing

• sees the dust from the Commancheros

What do Francis and the children do after the bolt of lightening hits close to them?

• They wake Billy up.

• They drink lots of water.

• They take cover under a ledge.

• They run for the shelter of the trees.

Which sentence from the passage uses verbs to create a feeling of swift action?

(swift action - things are happening quickly).

• "He had never seen such rain."

• "The steambed filled in the heavy downpour."

• "He pushed against Billy, who slammed into Lottie."

• "He straightened slowly working the pains out of his legs."

Francis is relieved after the heavy rainfall because...

• they are all safe

• their footprints are gone

• Lottie and Billy are safe

• the Commancheros are lost.