Enchanted Rock

Use Enchanted to answer questions 1-3.

Read the following from paragraph 9: Enchanted Rock and its smaller counterparts look like bald giants in a landscape carpeted with green.

The author uses the comparison to help the reader understand the -

• warmth of the stone in the afternoon

• courage of the narrator climbing to the top

• appearance of the rock formations

• morning sun rising above the rock

The author helps the reader understand how she felt to be on Enchanted Rock mainly by -

• giving facts and statistics

• including vivid sensory language

• telling scary stories

• explaining historical events

Which of these is the best summary of the essay?

• The narrator and her brother explore Enchanted Rock by night in order to explore the beauty and the mysteries of the place. Even though the narrator knows that science can explain the odd sounds and flickering lights, she prefers the explanations offered by legends.

• Enchanted Rock is a large pink granite dome located in the Texas Hill Country. Many visitors climb Enchanted Rock in order to enjoy the vast views seen from the summit. Other visitors, like the narrator and her brother, want to experience the peculiar occurrences that happen at night on the rock.

• Odd events take place during the narrator's trip to Enchanted Rock with her brother one night. It is quiet and still until a sudden wind comes upon them, and then they see a flash of light. The narrator thinks it might be the light from a ghost, but her brother, who is scared, doesn't want to believe her and tells her to be quiet.

• The narrator and her brother spend an evening on Enchanted Rock where they see strange lights. Legend has it that the lights belong to ghosts, spirits, or a devil. One legend says that the ghost of a chief haunts the rock as punishment because when the chief was alive, he sacrificed his daughter.

Use Enchanted Rock in September to answer questions 4-6.

The imagery in lines 4-5 help the reader understand-

• the location of the rock

• the lesson the speaker learns

• what the rock symbolizes

• how the setting affects the speaker

Read this line from the poem:

"Past prickly pear cacti and one lone puddle of water, I power ..."

The author repeats the 'p' sound most likely to suggest the speaker's --

• puffing while climbing

• relief in seeing water

• delight in being outside

• feelings of fear about touching cacti

Which line from the poem conveys the speaker's awareness of the permanence of the Enchanted Rock?

• Sandals grip the dusty, smooth surface of the stone

• through the ache in my legs, pushing harder and harder against the stone

• trying to imagine how it felt centuries ago to look up

• the horizon, this spectacular view-- this vision of power

Use Enchanted and Enchanted Rock to answer questions 7-11.

Read lines 7-8: "And see, in the distance, above all the trees, filling up the horizon, this spectacular view -- this vision of power."

Which excerpt from Enchanted best matches the feeling expressed by speaker in lines 7&8 of the poem?

• In the cloud-veiled moonlight, there are more shadows than light on the barren landscape that is Enchanted Rock.

• By daylight, Enchanted Rock is more likely to inspire awe than fear. Its huge pink dome that rises 1,825 fee above sea level looks so alien in the Hill Country.

• The wind roars on top of the rock, but without warning, it drops off completely from time to time, isolating a lone climber as if she were suddenly on the moon.

• Like many Enchanted Rock pilgrims that preceded me, I created a new legend from my own experience. I had gone to the rock that night to see if the stories would come true for me, and I was not disappointed.

How does 'Enchanted' differ from 'Enchanted Rock in December'?

• 'Enchanted' explains the strange occurrences that visitors witness.

• 'Enchanted' describes the thoughts of a climber.

• 'Enchanted' focuses on the relationship between a sister and a brother.

• 'Enchanted' details the dangers of climbing the rock.

The speaker in the poem and the narrator in the essay would most likely agree that --

• Visitors wishing to climb Enchanted Rock should do so with a friend.

• Endurance is needed in order to reach the top of Enchanted Rock.

• Enchanted Rock was important to various peoples who lived near it.

• The landscape of Enchanted Rock adds to its powerful effect on people.

What is one similarity between the selections?

• Both offer a history of the people who once lived near Enchanted Rock.

• Both express admiration of and wonder at Enchanted Rock.

• Both provide suggestions of the best time to visit Enchanted Rock.

• Both show how difficult it can be to climb Enchanted Rock.