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Nathaniel Hawthorne, My Visit to Niagara

Nathaniel Hawthorne, My Visit to Niagara

Read My Visit to Niagara and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. Hawthorne claims that no one had ever approached Niagara with _________ than himself.

more fear

more skepticism

greater dislike

deeper enthusiasm

2. What did Hawthorne do when he first arrived in Manchester, the town bordering the falls?

He asked a nearby Indian the quickest route to the falls, and walked with alacrity in the direction described.

He gave his cloak to the coachman, pointed out his baggage, and inquired about the dinner-hour.

He ran like a madman to the falls and plunged into the thickest spray.

He inquired of the coachman where he might find a barrel to ride over the falls.

3. When Hawthorne first views Niagara in its full splendor, how does he feel?

weighed down with disappointment

He inquired of the coachman where he might find a barrel to ride over the falls.

He gave his cloak to the coachman, pointed out his baggage, and inquired about the dinner-hour.

elated with how perfectly the scene matched his lofty expectations

4. Which two elements does Hawthorne claim must be employed to comprehend the falls truly?

time and thought

good vision and a walking stick

a competent guidebook and a boat ride under the falls

surprise and reverence

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the scenes Hawthorne observed of tourists first viewing the falls?

a native American reading a tour book

a child sucking on a stick of candy

an artist sketching the falls

a Spaniard who cries with delight at first sight of the falls