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- 1. Multiple Choice
What detail is left unresolved at the end of the selection?
Whether the cabin will be secured after Jimmy and his father leave
Whether Jimmy can fully accept his father’s authority
Whether Jimmy can fully accept his father’s authority
The final destination for Jimmy and his father
- 2. Multiple Choice
The author most likely includes the anecdote about the bat in paragraph 9 to develop the theme of —
protecting the natural environment
showing respect for the older generation
cherishing particular memories
gaining personal freedom
- 3. Multiple Choice
Read this sentence from paragraph 26.
The leather soles of my shoes felt insecure and slippery on the rungs.
The author’s use of the first-person point of view —
reveals Jimmy’s youthful idealism
shows Jimmy’s fearless determination
helps the reader understand that Jimmy is unreliable
allows the reader to identify with Jimmy’s vulnerability
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is Jimmy’s primary dilemma?
He must choose between being obedient to his father and being true to himself.
He must reconcile the difference between his father’s cynical worldview and his own beliefs.
He must accept that he has to leave the cabin despite his strong desire to stay.
He must resolve his conflicted feelings about what will happen after he leaves the cabin.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Read the dialogue in paragraphs 11 through 24. When considered with this dialogue, which sentence reveals that Jimmy is hiding his true feelings from his father?
I wished we were just going on a fishing trip and not going away.
I looked all around the kitchen to remember it and I was awfully fond of it.
It was still dark but along the edge of the hills it was lightening.
It was lighter than when I started to climb the ladder and it was cold and very early in the
morning.
- 6. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 9, the description of the kitchen serves to —
emphasize the unpleasantness of Jimmy’s living conditions
reveal Jimmy’s strong emotional attachment to the cabin
show that Jimmy feels lonely in this remote setting
imply that Jimmy hopes his circumstances are improving
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- 7. Multiple Choice
Read the following dictionary entry.
tender \ıten-d r\ e adj
1. showing gentleness and concern or sympathy 2. sensitive to pain 3. young, immature, and vulnerable 4. requiring tact or careful handling
Which definition best matches the use of the word tender in paragraph 3?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
- 8. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 8, the author uses glass as a metaphor to show her —
intense anger
deep personal regret
vision problems
extreme physical agony
- 9. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 4, the author’s attitude about being near wildlife is —
terrified
pleased
cautious
irritated
- 10. Multiple Choice
In which quotation does the author use descriptive language to show her unexpected awe?
I crawled out of my tent and stood slowly, my muscles stiff from yesterday’s hike, my bare feet tender on the rocky dirt.
My pack’s frame creaked behind me with each step, straining from the weight. The muscles of my upper back and shoulders were bound in tense, hot knots.
I knew it was the top because there was snow. Not on the ground, but falling from the sky, in thin flakes that swirled in mad patterns, pushed by the wind.
By noon I was up over 6,000 feet and the air had cooled, the sun suddenly disappearing behind clouds.
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- 11. Multiple Choice
Paragraph 10 builds upon the theme of —
discovering how close humans are to nature
rejecting modernity for a simpler way of living
finding a sanctuary from society by retreating into nature
gaining a new perspective by undergoing a challenging experience
- 12. Multiple Choice
In paragraph 1, the author details the history of the Pacific Crest Trail to —
show the sacrifices that were necessary to complete the trail
imply that it took an unreasonable amount of time to create the trail
contrast how new the completed trail is with how old it feels to her
emphasize that the trail’s history is not as interesting to her as the trail itself is
- 13. Multiple Choice
Read these quotations from the two selections.
A Train Trip
“And what will you remember?” “All the fun we’ve had.” “Not just filling the wood box and hauling water?” “That’s not hard.” “No,” he said. “That’s not hard. Aren’t you sorry to go away?” “Not if we’re going to Canada.”
Wild
I began to walk, feeling experienced in a way I hadn't the day before, less cautious with each step in spite of the scat, stronger beneath my pack.
In both quotations, the narrators display —
optimism
a need for approval
a lack of self-worth
self-doubt
- 14. Multiple Choice
What do the narrators of both selections have in common?
They both show signs of being physically exhausted.
They both exhibit some reluctance to proceed on a journey.
They both experience deep feelings of regret.
They both test the limits of their endurance.
- 15. Multiple Choice
In both selections, food is described as something —
the narrators consume out of necessity
the narrators find completely unappealing
that represents love and caring
that is in limited supply
- 16. Multiple Choice
Although the authors of the selections write in different styles, both of them make use of —
short sentences
occasional dialogue
third-person narration
vivid descriptions
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