Grizzly Country
(III)
(III)
The narrator can best be described as a person who
A. wants to photograph wild life
B. respects the wilderness
C. supports tourism
D. likes riding
B
The narrator uses positive, beautiful descriptions to illustrate his love of the region he is in. He does not fear the wildlife and he speaks slightly disdainfully of man’s encroachment on the kingdom of the grizzly. There is no mention of camera equipment. The narrator would most certainly not support even more human beings destroying what wilderness is left, so, although he is astride a horse, this is not the best description of his character.
The meaning of the word “rowel” (line 2) as used in the passage, is a
A. metal buckle
B. spiked wheel
C. decorative bell
D. silver ornament
B
A rowel is the small, spiked metal wheel on a set of spurs. This question is difficult to answer using clues from context though, because all alternatives could possibly be linked with the verb “jingled”.
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The phrase “point of a pinnacle, plummeting down” (line 21) contains an example of
A. personification
B. alliteration
C. metaphor
D. allegory
B
Alliteration is a literary technique, in which successive words begin with the same consonant sound or letter. It is an effective tool to highlight or stress short phrases. The rather sharp sounds of the “p” at the beginning of the words almost sound like the bullets leaving the muzzle of a gun, adding an interesting effect to the image of the eagle diving down with speed and purpose.
The narrator points out that Grizzly Country
A. has disappeared forever
B. stretches right across the continent
C. only exists in national parks any more
D. has shrunken drastically but still exists
D
The author devotes an entire paragraph to describing the vast territory that the grizzly’s kingdom once spanned. He mentions rivers all over the North American continent and explains that the grizzly could be found from the Arctic to California and from the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean. On line 50 we read the “grizzly range shrank” and that those grizzlies that remained “forted up in the mountain fastnesses of the west and north, never to venture far out into the plains again.” (line 53) Their habitat still exists, but it is much smaller.
The narrator refers to the fact that he glimpsed “ivory-white claws” (line 31) to draw attention to the bear’s
A. undeniable strength
B. wild magnificence
C. exquisite delicacy
D. practical nature
A
At first the narrator describes the bear’s fluid grace and her stunning appearance. Reference to the long claws reminds us that she is powerful and potentially dangerous.
As used in the context of the sentence, “solitaire” (line 3) means
A. bird
B. lone
C. game
D. insect
A
A solitaire is a mountain-forest thrush, a species of bird. The meaning of the word can also be inferred from the context of the phrase. The author begins by explaining that a meadowlark “burst into song” and continues to list other examples of birds: “white-crowned sparrow” He finishes the list with “solitaire” so we can assume that this is a bird.
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The author employs repetition in the line, “That same wind.....the same waters” (line 71) because
A. he wants to make sure the reader has understood his point
B. it stresses the ancient and permanent nature of the land
C. it is a rhyme about the forces of nature
D. wind and water are often related
B
The repetition lends the phrase a solid rhythm, which emulates the repetitive cycles of nature over the ages. The wind and water connect the present to the past and symbolize permanence.
The cubs can best be described as
A. curious but obedient
B. capable but dependent
C. neglected but resilient
D. exhausted but determined
A
The cubs are described as “inquisitive” (line 33) but “disciplined and careful” (line 34). They are typical youngsters, but they know what their mother expects of them.
The mood conveyed in the first two paragraphs of this passage is one of
A. wariness
B. tranquility
C. permanence
D. apprehension
B
The author’s first statement to us concerns the stillness of the morning. He mentions birds singing, a beautiful sunrise, motionless animals and “soft music of the waking day”. The mood is calm and tranquil.
The word “spell” (line 3) as used in the passage refers to the
A. song that the wild birds are singing
B. extreme stillness of the morning
C. beauty of the landscape
D. narrator’s daydream
B
In the beginning sentence of the passage, the author states, “Not a sound broke the stillness that morning” (line 1). Later, when the narrator explains that the spell was broken, he explains the sudden burst of birdsong and sounds. The spell that was broken was the peaceful stillness of the morning.
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The author creates the mood in this passage through the use of
A. humour
B. dialogue
C. suspense
D. description
D
This passage is brimming with vivid descriptions of the sunrise, the vista, the animals and most important, the grizzly bear. The author shares his beautiful mountain morning with his reader to establish his mood.
The writer points out that man is
A. in great danger from the grizzly
B. the grizzly’s only natural enemy
C. unable to exist in Grizzly Country
D. tries in vain to build fences around Grizzly Country
B
The phrase “running for the first time from any animal, the only one ever to challenge them successfully in their environment” tells us that man is the grizzly’s only natural enemy.
When the author thinks about “Grizzly Country” he probably feels
A. proud
B. afraid
C. ecstatic
D. concerned
D
The author admires the grizzly and sees how careful the animals must be to avoid the ever- growing area that is man country. This causes him to express some concern as to the future of this icon of the wild.
The “moment” (line 7) the narrator refers to is the moment that
A. the sun rises
B. birds begin singing
C. the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains worshipped the sun
D. the narrator and his horse were waiting
A
The author explains that the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains worshipped the sun and made a point of viewing the “moment” from the top of a hill. He refers to sunrise. Note of interest: Birds begin singing at the precise instant that the sun rises.
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An example of onomatopoeia can be found in the phrase
A. “A meadowlark burst into song”
B. “first soft music of the waking day”
C. “white rump patches heliographed”
D. “musical jingle”
D
Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that uses a word that sounds like or suggests the object it is describing, such as "buzz" or “click”. The onomatopoeia in the phrase “musical jingle” is subtle, but it does evoke the rhythmic tones of a Swiss bell (a cowbell attached to an animal to help to identify its location)
The narrator’s attitude towards the grizzly is one of
A. sympathy
B. mourning
C. admiration
D. antagonism
C
Through his description of the bear, we can deduce that he feels fortunate to have caught a glimpse of the big bear and her cubs. His comparison of her as a regal monarch, his vivid descriptions of her appearance and strength, along with the tone of regret as he describes the shrinking territory that is still free to the grizzly helps the reader to understand that he admires this creature.
The “principle of national parks” that the author hopes will be “guarded well” (lines 58-59) is most likely to
A. preserve the natural state of wilderness
B. build protective barriers around habitats
C. gather examples of all types of wildlife
D. allow people to observe wildlife
A
The sentence before this phrase refers to “wilderness protected within the boundaries of Waterton Lakes National Park.” The author sees the principle of national parks primarily as a protective mandate.
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An example of a simile can be found in the phrase
A. “The grizzly range shrank as the big animals were harried” (line 50)
B. “I saw the flash of ivory-white claws as she pawed up a bit of sod” (line 31)
C. “the fence built as sort of a repentant afterthought” (line 56)
D. “a cadence of freedom as sweet as life and as old as time” (line 68)
D
A simile is a figure of speech where one thing is compared to another using the words, “as” or “like”. All choices of answers do indeed contain the word “as”, but only Response D compares “cadence” to “life” and “time.”
The message that the narrator tries to convey is that we should
A. appreciate and preserve our dwindling wilderness
B. go on a trail ride in Waterton Lake National Park
C. stay clear of potentially aggressive grizzlies
D. consider contributing to a Wildlife Fund
A
When he describes the grizzly bears and all of the other animals that give him so much pleasure, and then goes on to explain how the habitat of these animals is shrinking, we can be sure that the narrator is encouraging us to appreciate the wilderness that is so fleeting. He mentions national parks and the negative influence of human beings, so we can further assume that he supports the preservation of such areas.