MILCReek PoND Chapter 18-20 Questions

What rhetorical appeal is used to describe Mr. Nueman in this passage?

"Walter Neuman walked through the mill to level his own inspection of his beloved workplace.  Since he had built it with his own two hands—along with the help of hired townspeople and other paid workers— this had become the mirror of his determination to succeed. " (CH 18)

• logical(logos)

• authority/ethical(ethos)

• emotional(pathos)

Whenever talk of the war came up, if you lived in the south, what were you were expected to do? (CH18)

• Not talk about it at all

• Pull for the South, no matter what you really felt.

• Say that the war was bad

• Say that the South was better than the North

Walter Neuman idea's were different than most of the townspeople, but they didn't challenge him. Why? (CH 18)

• They didn't have time to because the crops were ready for harvest.

• If they did they would lose their job.

• He was respected as a good neighbor, employer and very powerful man.

• Because they supported Lincoln too and agreed with his views.

What did Walter Neuman and Mrs. Neuman disagree on? (CH 18)

• She wanted to moved back to Maine where she was born.

• She wanted the autumn festival to be like a barn dance.

• He thought the autumn festival should be "toned down" or less formal and she didn't.

• He wanted to move back up North and she didn't.

Excited about new shoes, who did Molly run into at her " Safe Haven" Milcreek Pond. (CH 19)

• Mrs. Neuman

• Jake

• Mr. Richmond

• Alex

What did the deep woods symbolize? (CH19)

• A better life

• Life in the future

• The dark past of the South

• The summer

Did Alex plan on attending the Autumn Festival and why or why not? (CH 19)

• No, Because he didn't have a way to get there and had to work.

• Yes, Because Molly was going.

• Yes, Because he wanted to wear the new suit he'd gotten.

• No, Because he though it was just for people who wanted to "show off ."

What did Molly leave out when she told Alex about the wooded area around Milcreek Pond? ( CH 19)

• It was abandoned for many years.

• Mr. Neuman built up the area around the lake with his mill.

• Terrible things happened to people in those woods years ago.  Things too terrible to talk about.

• There were ghosts in the trees and caverns.

    "Slowly, Molly began to open up like a sun-kissed flower in the spring...," is an example of what type of figurative language. (CH 20)

• hyperbole

• exaggeration

• metaphor

• simile

Which textual evidence supports the theme that youth and courage should be celebrated? (CH 20)

• The young girl couldn’t stop staring.

• .  It was refreshing to find a bright-eyed spitfire who seemed to be bursting with excitement and mischief.

•       Turning towards Molly who was admiring the chic cut of Millicent’s salt and pepper gray hair, she asked, “Help me pick out something less attention grabbing for dinner tonight.

• Enola wondered if she didn’t almost hear what she thought she heard.   Why hadn’t she just warned the child only thirty minutes ago?