Swamp Angel Comprehension Check

What was the baby's name?

______ Longrider

• Megan

• Angelica

• Michelle

• Ken

How did she earn her nickname?

• Making log cabins in the swamp

• Wearing dresses

• Saving a wagon train who got stuck in the swamp

• Hiding in the swamp and scaring people

What kind of animal was Thundering Tarnation?

• A racoon

• A frog

• A beaver

• A bear

After throwing the bear into the sky, how did Swamp Angel bring him back down?

• A tornado

• A lasso

• A net

• She waited

The author wrote, "They fought for 3 days and 3 nights without a break." What type of figurative language is that?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

The author wrote, "Angel snored like a locomotive in a thunderstorm." What type of figurative language is that?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

The author wrote, "At the top of the tree was a beehive the size of a hill, oozing rivers of honey." What type of figurative language is that?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

How did Thundering Tarnation die?

• Stung by a bee

• Hunger

• Tired

• Tree fell on him

What did the townspeople do with the bear?

• eat it

• bury it

• leave it

• run from it

Where can you still see Thundering Tarnation today?

• In Tennessee

• In the stars

• On the ground

• In the grass