Multiple choice

The traveler could not feel the breeze because

Directions: Read the passage and answer the given question.

Passage - I
As I slung my pack onto my shoulders, a big mosquito thudded against my cheek. There had been a few through the day, but it was early in the season - the ice had gone out just two weeks before and I had scarcely noticed them. But now as I would down the ridge, the last breeze faded and they were on me. Rising in clouds from the soggy tundra, they pelted against my face. I reached in my pocket for the repellent and came up empty.

 

  1. the mosquito had bitten him

  2. he was at the foot of the ridge

  3. there was no ice on the mountain

  4. there was no breeze on the tundra mountain

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

"But now as I would down the ridge, the last breeze faded..."