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The Beaded Moccasins: Prereading Exercise
Chapter 5: Walking
I lie awake and gaze at the stars.  They look like bits of ice scattered across a parson's black cloak.  The night air is downright cold.  The summer's over, I think with a sinking heart.  One season ending and a new one beginning and I'm walking farther and farther away.

Answer 3 of the following questions in complete sentences:
1. Look up the word "parson" and write the definition below.

2.  Underline the similie in the excerpt.  Explain why what you underlined is a similie.

3. Mood is defined as "the atmosphere or feeling created by a piece of writing, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions. A piece of writing may contain a mood of horror, mystery, holiness, or childlike simplicity, to name a few, depending on the author's treatment of the work."  What is the mood of the excerpt above? 

4.  Have you ever been star gazing?  Describe what it looked and felt like or what you think it would look and feel like.