La Juanita

Reread paragraph 10 of the story and the dictionary entry below the excerpt. From “La Juanita” by Alice Dunbar Nelson10 Monday came, clear and blue and stifling. The waves of hot air danced on the sands and adown the one street merrily. Glassily calm lay the Pontchartrain, heavily still hung the atmosphere. Madame Alvarez cast an inquiring glance toward the sky. Grandpere Colomes chuckled. He had not lived on the shores of the treacherous Lake Pontchartrain for nothing. He knew its every mood, its petulances and passions; he knew this glassy warmth and what it meant. Chuckling again and again, he stepped to the gallery and looked out over the lake, and at the pier, where lay the boats rocking and idly tugging at their moorings. La Juanita in her rose-scented room tied the pink ribbons on her dainty frock, and fastened cloth of gold roses at her lithe waist. Dictionary entry: moor·ing /ˈmu̇r · ing/ noun the act of a person or thing that moors.a place where a boat or ship is moored.a device, such as cables, ropes, or anchors by or to which a boat, ship, or buoy is moored.verb make secure (a boat) by attaching it with cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor.(of a boat) be made secure by mooring.Etymology: first known use was in 15th century; from late Middle English: probably from the Dutch meren. Which definition best matches the precise meaning of the content-specific word moorings as it is used in the paragraph?

• A. make secure (a boat) by attaching it by cable or rope to the shore or to an anchor.
• B. (of a boat) be made secure by mooring.
• C. cables, ropes, or anchors by or to which a boat or ship is moored.
• D. a place where a boat or ship is moored.

Which context clue BEST supports your answer from the previous question?

• A. “rocking”
• B. “where lay”
• C. “tugging at”
• D. “at the pier”

How does the scene in paragraph 26 contribute to the momentum and suspense of the story?

• A. The scene reveals that the storm has caused extensive damage in the town.
• B. The scene shows that the townspeople are safe, but the fate of the boats is unknown.
• C. The scene reveals that all of the boats have survived, but leaves the suspense of whether or not all of the sailors have survived.
• D. The scene shows the excitement that erupts after the people realize that the storm has passed and all of the sailors are okay.

How is the suspenseful mood continued in paragraph 28?

• A. Captain Mercer has assured the people that all of the sailors are safe, but Grandpere Colomes has not yet agreed that he is a hero.
• B. Captain Mercer has won the race, so he will now marry La Juanita, but Grandpere Colomes has not yet approved.
• C. Captain Mercer has won the race and been accepted by the people, but why he is a hero is not yet known.
• D. Captain Mercer has been accepted by the people, but it is not known if he won the race or La Juanita.

Read this line from "La Juanita" "The sun, fast sinking in a gorgeous glow behind the pines of the Tchefuncta region far away, danced his mischievous rays in much the same manner that he did every other day." This would best be described as an example of :

• Imagery
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole

Read the following line from "La Juanita" "the "New Camelia" swung herself in, crabby, sidewise, like a fat old gentleman going into a small door." This would be best described as an example of

• Imagery
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole

Read the following line from "La Juanita." In another instant the white wings were off scudding before the rising breeze, dipping their glossy boat-sides into the clear water, straining their cordage in their tense efforts to reach the stake boats. Mandeville indiscriminately distributed itself on piers, large and small, bath-house tops, trees, and craft of all kinds, from pirogue, dory, and pine-raft to pretentious cat-boat and shell-schooner. Mandeville cheered and strained its eyes after all the boats, but chiefly was its attention directed to "La Juanita." This would be best described as an example of:

• Imagery
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole

Read the following lines from "La Juanita." "La Juanita, you must know, was the pride of Mandeville, the adored, the admired of all, with her petite, half-Spanish, half-French beauty. . . . pier, she was the pet and ward of Mandeville, as it were," This would be best described as an example of:

• Imagery
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole