Miscellaneous
What tone is revealed in the first paragraph?
peaceful/calm/quiet
"September is like a quiet day after a whole week of wind."
What figurative language is revealed in this line?
Simile
What does paragraph 4 most reveal about the mother?
A. She is tireless.
B. She is responsible.
C. She has a hard time relaxing.
D. She has a devotion for animals.
B
How does paragraph 1 contribute to the plot of the story?
Paragraph 1 contributes to the plot of the story by showing readers the effort the narrator put into harvesting, so they'd be able to sell their wheat to make money to send the narrator to school.
Which part of the story map does paragraph 10 align with?
The Rising action/The problem/The conflict
"I washed some cucumbers while I was waiting. They were bright green and shiny in the water."
What figurative language is revealed in these lines?
Imagery
How does the author mainly develop the narrator’s point of view in the story?
A. by exaggerating how harsh the winter months are
B. by using elements of humor
C. by showing how the narrator interacts with her family
D. by sharing the narrator’s thoughts
D
What evidence from paragraph 2 reveals the problem in the story?
"We had to sell our wheat this month and not hold it over; that is, we did if I was going to the university that fall."
What is the BEST piece of evidence from the text that reveals the setting? (direct quotes from the text)
"That voice touches us here, and all the ranches spread out over the prairies between the Rockies and the Mississippi."
What figurative language is used to NOT demonstrate in this text?
Hyperbole
Which idea would be most important to include in a summary of the story?
A. “We had to sell our wheat this... was going to the university that fall.” (paragraph 2)
B. “It might go higher... but we couldn’t wait for that.” (paragraph 2)
C. “She stood there untying her bandanna... I didn’t know her face better than my own.” (paragraph 14)
D. “I took off my apron... Dad had taken his hat from behind the door.” (paragraph 17)
A
How does paragraph 11 contribute to the plot of the story?
Paragraph 11 contributes to the story's main idea by showing us how the narrator and their family depend on the wheat being up to make money.
What is the gist of paragraph 6?
The narrator's father listens to the broadcast on TV like many other ranchers in the Mississippi town.
"The fields have a tired, peaceful look, the way I imagine a mother feels when she's had her baby and is just lying there."
What figurative language is revealed in these lines?
Imagery and Metaphor
In paragraph 19, what does the phrase “like a monument” mainly suggest about the elevator?
A. It is a beautiful building.
B. It is a landmark.
C. It was designed by an architect.
D. It is an old building.
B
How does paragraph 6 help develop the plot of the story?
The narrator and their family depend on the radio broadcast to let them know if they're able to sell the wheat in order for them to go to the university.
" They heap up and make a picture of a spring that's slow to come, when the ground stays frozen late into March, and the air is raw, and the skies are sulky and dark."
Based on the context clues, what does the word "sulky" mean?
Gloomy/Dark/Moody/Angry/Grumpy
"the skies are sulky and dark"
What figurative language is revealed in this line?
Personification
What does paragraph 9 mainly reveal about the narrator?
A. She thinks of nature as calming.
B. She is attached to familiar things and is close to her family.
C. She loves language and has a vivid imagination.
D. She pays attention to yearly patterns.
C
How does the narrator contribute to the plot?
The narrator contributes to the plot by showing readers their POV about the problem.