WorksheetsMississippi Solo
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 16mins
The setting of the story is mostly
in a canoe
on the Mississippi River
in a town called Natchez
in a canoe on the Mississippi River
A memoir is
a story about someone's life
a big event about a friend
an autobiographical account of someone's personal experiences or significant events; written in first person
the life events of someone important
The author used figurative language to help the reader understand his journey. Decide what type of figurative language is used in this line: "But the voice of the river came out and spoke to me teasingly but with a chill of seriousness down my spine."
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
Personification
When you insulate something, you
Let heat or cool air in and out
Open a window in the house and car to keep air flowing out.
Prevent the passage of heat through it.
Allow the passage of heat through it.
To allow something to break up into sharp, thin pieces means
Capture
Branch
Splinter
Lump
A large mass of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks falling quickly down the side of mountain is the definition of an
Earthquake
Tsunami
Avalanche
Tornado
What does the author say is his friend on his trip?
The river
The rain
His raft
His teddy bear
How can you tell the author is writing about himself and one of his own memories?
Because the textbook said so
Someone else wrote it for him
He uses pronouns such as "I" and "Me"
It is about rivers and storms
Eddy Harris says that everything was going perfectly fine, and then the river warned him to, "Get ready." This is called...
Foreshadowing
Theme
Monotony
Oleaginous
Define: Simile
Compares two things without using like or as.
Gives human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Compares two things using "like" or "as".
Extreme exaggeration.
Define: Metaphor
Compares two things using "like" or "as".
Gives human characteristics to nonhuman things.
Extreme exaggeration used for effect.
Compares two things without using like or as.
Define: Hyperbole
Compares two things using "like" or "as".
Extreme exaggeration for affect.
Compares two things without using "like" or "as".
Gives human characteristics to non-human things.
What is etherial?
Cold and wet.
Loud and noisy.
Light and airy.
Heavy and solid.
Which of these an example of how the author uses simile?
The river kept me company.
I felt the river dip down and up- a shallow dale in the water.
No sooner had I ducked into the trees than the sky split open with a loud crash and a splintery crackle of lightning.
The tips of the trees bent way over and aimed toward the ground, like fishing rods hooked on a big one.
Memoirs share a life lesson the author has learned.
True
False
What does Harris do to protect himself from the storm?
Goes toward the shore
Holds on to a tree
Swims out of the river
Begins to canoe faster
What is the mood of the story during the storm?
The mood is tense and foreboding.
The mood is calm and peaceful.
The mood is joyful and celebratory.
The mood is chaotic and confusing.
Who is Eddy Harris?
He is the author of 'Mississippi Solo.'
He is a famous musician from New Orleans.
He is a renowned chef known for Southern cuisine.
He is a prominent civil rights activist.
