WorksheetsQUIZ - CH 4: “ON THE RAINY RIVER”
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
What was O'Brien's job during the summer of 1968?
He delivered newspapers.
He worked in a grocery store.
He was a professor.
He was a "declotter" in a meatpacking plant.
By mid-July of 1968, O'Brien considered fleeing to ____________ to avoid going to war.
Canada
Mexico
Minnesota
Timbuktu
What does O'Brien fear about going to war?
Exile from his own life
Losing the respect of his parents
Dying in a wrong war
All of the above
Where is the Rainy River located?
Between Minnesota and Canada
Within the Grand Canyon
In Vietnam
Between Mexico and Texas
According to O'Brien, who was "the hero of his life"?
John Kerry
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Elroy Berdahl, the owner of Tip Top Lodge
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Why does Elroy give O’Brien two hundred dollars?
Because O’Brien tells him he needs to dodge the draft
As payment for the odd jobs he completed
As payment for work minus the cost of food and lodging.
Actually, this man never gave O’Brien money.
Why did Elroy take O'Brien fishing on the Rainy River, twenty yards from the Canadian border?
Elroy wanted to show O'Brien his favorite fishing spot.
Elroy wanted O'Brien to face the reality of his plan to escape into Canada.
Fishing was illegal in other parts of the river.
Elroy wanted to give O'Brien a chance to flee.
At the end of the story, why did O'Brien call himself a coward?
He went to war.
He dodged the draft by going to Canada.
He didn't keep the $200 that Elroy gave him.
He ran away from home.
What role does the author's hometown play in his decision-making process?
It provides him with a sense of comfort and security
It fuels his desire to escape and see the world
It has no significant impact on his decisions
It instills in him a sense of duty and obligation
What is the main theme of the text?
The importance of individual responsibility
The role of black Americans in their community
The impact of war on soldiers
The struggle for equal rights
Draw how you picture: THE RAINY RIVER
