Rachel's Journal Comprehension 23

From whose point of view if the story told?

• Ben's

• Pa's

• Frank's

• Rachel's

If this passage were written in Mother's point of view, the narrator would most likely show concern about...

• keeping her journal dry

• learning to be a better writer

• not being allowed to explore the trails on her own

• the safety of everyone in th family

The site of the buffalo stampede makes Rachel...

• hide underneath a blanket

• wish she could run after them

• cover her face with her bonnet

• help drive the cattle further away

According to Rachel, what effect does the rain have on the trail?

• The trail becomes less dusty, but very muddy.

• The trail turns into a river.

• The trail is impossible to follow.

• The trail becomes a good path for the herd of cattle.

After an Indian is friendly to the children, they are...

• captured by the Indian's tribe

• required to stay close to the wagon train

• happy to introduce him to their parents

• allowed to take cut-offs only at night

In fact, she was so startled by our abrupt appearance, she screamed as if we were ghosts or Indians.

What type of figurative language does the sentence above contain?

• adage

• idiom

• proverb

• simile

What is the meaning of the sentence below?

You could have heard a pin drop!

• Somebody dropped a pin

• Nobody knew what to say

• It was completely silent

• Only one person made noise

Which sentence from the story is the best evidence that the passage is written in the first person point of view?

• "Frank and Emma never complained nor did little Caroline, but those twins whined worst than mosquitoes."

• "Mrs. Arabella Sunshine, Mrs. Elias, and Mother were first joyous, then mad."

• "Mother tried to keep me back, but I wanted to see them the best I could."

• "The others followed with no mishap."

We barged through the brambles and sloshed through creeks, but we always kept the light in view, like the beacon of a lighthouse.

The simile in this sentence suggests that the light of the campfire represents...

• a tall building

• comfort and home

• nature and wildness

• the waves of the ocean

The rustling in the bushes that Rachel and the children hear at the beginnin of the story is caused by

• an ox

• a storm

• a turkey

• an indian