Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Quiz 3

Read the passage - "from Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp" - and answer the question below: Why do you think Helen and Ruth decided to take the route through Bassett's field despite the potential danger?

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Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that Ruth is a careful person?

• I don't think we'd better go home that way, Helen.

• Halfway across the field they passed along the edge of a bush-bordered hollow.

• We can't cross the creek, Ruthie! shrieked Helen.

• As Ruth scrambled aside and then fairly rolled over the edge of the bank out of sight, the cap was left dangling right in front of the stump.

How does the narrator's point of view affect how the story is told?

• It builds excitement by showing how each character escapes from the bull.

• It suggests that the children are too careless to make good decisions.

• It creates a calm tone by showing that the characters are able to cross the creek.

• It shows that running from the bull has made the children more daring.

Which is the best summary of the selection?

• Three children decide to walk across a farmer's field. A bull, angered by the red hat one child wears, chases them into a creek bed. There the bull crashes into a tree stump, and the children get away.

• Three children take a shortcut across a farmer's field. They think the cows will not be there, but then Hiram Bassett's bull begins to chase them. They run to a creek bed and hide.

• A girl warns her friends about cutting across a farmer's field, but they do not listen. This is a big mistake because there is an angry bull in the field that chases them. The children must run a long way to escape the bull.

• Some children are walking across a farmer's field on a cold day. A bull sees the red hat one of them is wearing. That hat makes him mad, even though the other children are wearing hats, too.

In which paragraph does the country setting change from familiar to frightening for the characters?

• paragraph 6

• paragraph 10

• paragraph 14

• paragraph 18

How is Helen different from Ruth at the beginning of the selection?

• Helen is frustrated about having to stop skating

• Helen is unhappy that the weather is so cold

• Helen is unconcerned about crossing the field

• Helen is eager to cross the ice on the river

What does the phrase "gaining on them" tell about the bull?

• It is staring at the children

• It is larger than the children

• It is running around the children

• It is getting closer to the children

Which event presents the solution to the children's problem?

• Ruth runs toward the creek

• The bull crashes into the stump

• The children begin to run

• The children begin to run

Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that quick thinking helps save the children from the bull?

• Tom leaped through the bushes and looked down the hill.

• The bull is there-I declare it is!

• But we can get below the bank-out of sight!" panted her chum.

• Ruth, with the red cap in her hand, stumbled over a root and fell to her knees.

Which is the best summary of the selection?

• Many early Americans wanted stone homes, but log cabins were a simpler and more affordable choice. To make log cabins, builders just needed a good location, logs, and an ax. Eventually, log cabins became an important symbol of America.

• In early America, colonists wanted stone homes that looked like the castles of England and Scotland. George Washington even made his wooden home look like it was made of stone. Log cabins were a basic kind of frontier home. Seven presidents were born in log cabins, and these homes became a symbol of the common man.

• Log cabins were simple American frontier homes. American settlers used axes to make their log cabins. There were lots of excellent trees in those days. Houses needed to be built in good locations. The right site would protect the house from wind and provide a solid foundation.

• Log cabins are made with notched logs that fit together to make a strong and cozy home. Builders looked for straight trees that could be turned into sturdy logs. Logs could be placed to make the cabins square or rectangular. After the logs were stacked, the builders could cut out doors and windows and add a log roof.