Canyon's Edge Quiz 5 (pages 182-241)

Who scares away the Beast?

• Nora's dad arrives and Nora realizes the Beast is not real

• Nora's mother arrives and comforts her

• Nora rewrites her nightmare to include her mother

• Nora's therapist, Mary helps her overcome the beast

What musical band did Nora's mother love?

• The Backstreet Boys

• The Beatles

• The Temptations

• The Byrds

What does Nora use to determine how much time has passed?

• She has been marking the time with her piece of shale

• She still has her watch on

• She knows a person can only survive 3 days without water

• She uses the sun to track time

"My limbs feel like they're filled with sand"

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

When Nora was hallucinating and kicked a snake out of the cave, what had she actually kicked out?

• Her hair

• Her rock knife

• Her boots

• Her rope

The day after the storms, Nora's dad has not arrived to find her, so Nora realizes what?

• He left her alone

• He likely died

• She will have to find him

• He is back where they started

In order to leave the cave, what does Nora need to do?

• Climb up further to the top of the canyon

• Slowly slide down to the canyon floor

• Use the rope to rappel

• She is stuck, there is no escape

What new animal appears as she is sitting in the cave?

• Another scorpion

• A cactus wren

• A pack rat

• A monarch butterfly

Why were Nora's fingers so strong, strong enough to climb up, even though she is weak?

• Lots of rock climbing practice

• Hand exercises her dad taught her

• She often kneads a balloon full of flour for therapy

• Her mom showed her rubber band stretches to improve her grip strength

"People say the desert is unforgiving as if it's a harsh judge who will send you to prison for a tiny mistake" is what? (Select all)

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Allusion