SGM2: A Wintry Welcome: Plot

1. The exposition (the beginning) allows the reader to understand

• a. How cold it is compared to Texas
• b. Why Kristen and Kyle help Emily
• c. How uncomfortable Emily is feelings.
• d. Why Charlie came to Minnesota

2. What does the exposition reveal about Emily?

• a. She goes ice-skating with two of her new neighbors.
• b. She brought a cactus with her to plant at her new home.
• c. She learned to roller-skate before moving to her new home.
• d. She notices that the weather is different between the two states.

3. Paragraph 2 contributes to the plot by

• a. Is the exposition that begins the story
• b. Provides the conflict for the rising action
• c. Is the turning point of the story
• d. Creates the falling action in the story

4. Which sentence from the story contributes most to the narrator's inner conflict ?

• a. I almost forgot about Texas as I concentrated on my new friends instead.
• b. How do people live in such a harsh environment ?
• c. Kyle helped me stand up. “Not too bad,” I thought.
• d. I landed on the solid ice with a thud.

5. Which sentence best expresses the turning point (climax) of the story

• a. “We transplants will be all right here,” I thought with a wide grin from beneath the knit scarf.
• b. “How do people live in such a harsh environment?” I wondered, recalling the warm Texas sun.
• c. I almost forgot about Texas as I concentrated on my new friends instead.
• d. Within the hour I was sitting with Kristin and Kyle on the bench next to the pond.

6. Based on the climax the reader can conclude -

• a. That Emily may adapt well to her new surrounding
• b. That Emily’s family will move back to Texas
• c. That Emily will move again before long
• d. That Charlie will never be planted outside

7. Paragraph 8 contributes to the plot by showing that -

• a. Emily believes that the icy pond will be hard if she falls.
• b. Emily realizes the value of learning how to ice-skate.
• c. Emily thinks the snow is beautiful.
• d. Emily thinks the snow is too bright.

8. The end of the story reveals that -

• a. She really enjoys flora from the desert
• b. She is not afraid to adapt to a new situation
• c. She is very athletic and capable
• d. She is quick to forget where she came from

9. The word tentative comes from the Latin word tentare, which means “to feel or try.” What does tentative mean in paragraph 12?

• a. hesistant
• b. exciting
• c. multiple
• d. enjoyable

10. What is the main message the author conveys in this story? Cite text evidence from the selection to support your answer.