Lesson 16 Story Test

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In this passage, why does Charlotte have to disguise her identity?

• In the early 1900s, girls were expected to be quiet and shy.
• In the mid-1800s, most girls were not allowed to have jobs.
• In the late 1900s, runaways could be arrested and sent to jail.
• In the late 1800s, most teenagers were not allowed to have jobs.

How is Charlotte DIFFERENT from other coach drivers?

• She drives a smaller team.
• She has overturned a coach.
• She is female and is blind in one eye.
• She is young and is afraid to drive in the rain.

How is Charlotte's driving DIFFERENT from James's?

• James never drives in a storm. Charlotte drives in a storm.
• James drives by sight. Charlotte drives by smell and hearing.
• James drives a two-horse team. Charlotte drives a four-horse team.
• James drives passengers across a river. Charlotte makes them get off.

Which of these sentences from the passage is an example of personification?

• "Thunder growled nearby."
• "She knew those things by heart."
• "If the road was hard, the hooves made a hollow, clopping sound."
• "Charlotte had been proving herself her whole life and wasn't about to stop now."

What do both Charlotte and James know at the beginning of the passage?

• that Charlotte is too young to drive a coach
• that Charlotte can drive a coach in the rain
• that Charlotte has a good reputation as a driver
• that Charlotte will be accepted by the passengers.

How is one passenger DIFFERENT from all the others?

• He has too much luggage.
• He wants to help Charlotte drive.
• He refuses to get out at the bridge.
• He refuses to ride with Charlotte.

How does what happened on the bridge compare to what Charlotte thought would happen?

• Charlotte is surprised when the horses rear.
• The bridge collapses as Charlotte feared it would.
• The horses stay calm as Charlotte knew they would.
• Charlotte is surprised by the lightning and thunder.

What does the personification in the following sentence suggest: The timbers groaned as the iron-capped wheels clacked across the wooden planks.

• The bridge was made from sticks.
• Charlotte is not brave enough to cross the bridge.
• Charlotte is so feverish that she is imagining things.
• The bridge has weakened and is not strong enough to bear much weight.

Which detail shows that this passage is set long ago in the past?

• Charlotte moves to California.
• The travelers use stagecoaches.
• The river washes out the bridge.
• There are different kinds of roads.