Question
from Recollections of a Forest Life
This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.
Our wigwam we always carried with us wherever we went. It was Part A
made in the following manner-Poles were cut about fifteen feet long
three with crotches at the end, which were stuck in the ground some
distance apart, the upper ends meeting, and fastened with bark; and
What is the author's main purpose in this passage?
O1. to reveal how a wigwam changed travel
then other poles were cut in circular form and bound round the first, and
then covered with plaited reeds, or sewed birch bark, leaving an opening
on the top for the smoke to escape. The skins of animals formed a
O 2. to convey the importance of having a wigwam
covering fora gap, which answered for a door. The family all sat,
tailor-fashion, on mats. In the fall and winter they were generally made
more secure, for the purpose of keeping out the rain and cold. The
O3. to describe the process of setting up a wigwam
04. to explain how a wigwam was adapted for the seasons
covering of our wigwam was always carried by my mother, whenever we
went through the woods. In the summer it was easier and pleasanter to
move about from place to place, than in the winter. In the summer we
had birch-bark canoes, and with these we travelled very rapidly and
Part B
Which detail from the passage best supports the correct answer
easily In the winter everything was carried upon the back.
from Part A?
O1. "carried with us wherever we went"
2. "was made in the following manner"
3. "for the purpose of keeping out the rain and cold"
4. "was easier and pleasanter to move about"
Pbown (Gep
Capmy, Op 1818-18
(frum Recoliections of a Forest Life Or, The Life and Travels of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh, by
Gerge Copway
Answer
Part A: The author's main purpose in this passage is to describe the process of setting up a wigwam and how it was adapted for the seasons.
Part B: The detail from the passage that best supports the correct answer is "covering of our wigwam was always carried by my mother, whenever we went through the woods."