Worksheets"A Mountain Journey"
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who is the protagonist of the story?
Frank MacMoran
Dave Conroy
Duncan Macdonald
Howard O'Hagan
What point of view is the story written in?
First Person
Second Person
Third Person Objective
Third Person Omniscient
What is the climax of the story?
When he falls into the river
When he decides to rest against the snow bank
When he starts to hallucinate
When he finds the burnt down cabin
What does opaque mean?
Not able to see through
Able to see through
Coloured
Black
What is the main conflict in this story?
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Society
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Nature
What is the initial incident?
When he finds the burned down cabin
When he falls into the river
When he first decides to go to the cabin
When he leans against the snowbank to rest
What is bannock?
A type of game meat
A portable stove for backcountry use
unleavened bread
bacon
What is the setting of the story?
The Alps
The Rocky Mountains
The Andes
The Appalachians
What does crescendo mean?
the top of a mountain peak
the loudest noise possible for humans to hear
the highest point of tension in a story
the highest point reached in a progressive increase of intensity
What is the resolution of the story?
Conroy dies
MacMoran and Macdonald rescue Conroy
Conroy gets to Hoodoo cabin
Conroy gets to Terrace Creek
What does exulted mean?
to place someone higher up than yourself.
to feel or show triumphant elation or jubilation.
to promote someone.
to honour someone.
What is foreshadowing?
When the outcome of a story is different from the expected outcome.
When the author provides a false clue to a problem.
When the author provides hints to what will happen in the future.
When the story is predictable.
What does siwashing mean?
To walk through the brush in the woods.
To camp without a tent.
To hike in the backcountry.
To sleep in a hut made of branches and twigs.
What does telemark mean?
a turn in downhill skiing or a landing style in ski jumping with one ski advanced and the knees bent
Cross-country skiing
Using your poles while cross-country skiing to help you make a turn
A form of hiking in the mountains
