The TRUE Story of the 3 Little Pigs

The TRUE Story of the 3 Little Pigs

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason that Alexander T. Wolfe has included paragraph 1 in the story?

• To educate readers about a wolf’s diet

• To discredit the original story of The Three Little Pigs

• To give readers detailed information about The Three Little Pigs

• To simulate the experience of being a big, bad wolf

Multiple Choice

According to the wolf, what causes people to think of him as big and bad?

• He looks mean.

• He eats cute animals.

• He lives outside.

• He has a granny.

Multiple Choice

The wolf says that the main problem with the story of "The Three Little Pigs," is that

• people are uncaring towards wolves

• everyone likes pigs more than wolves

• he has not told his side of the story

• all animals blow down a house or two

Multiple Choice

The reader can conclude that when Alexander arrives at the first pigs house, Alexander is —

• unimpressed by the pig’s house and intelligence

• grateful to the pig for opening his house to him

• timid about visiting his new neighbor

• furious with the pig for not lending the cup of sugar

Multiple Choice

Read these sentences from the story.

"Hey, it's not my fault wolves eat cute little animals like bunnies and sheep and pigs. "(paragraph 2)

"It seemed like a shame to leave a perfectly good ham dinner lying there in the straw. So I ate it up." (paragraph 6)

Based on these sentences, the reader can infer that the narrator thinks he —

• should continue to seek his cup of sugar

• believes the brothers are responsible for their deaths

• eating a pig is like eating a cheeseburger

• is innocent and obligated to eat the pigs

Multiple Choice

By using the first-person point of view, the author is able to show —

• the enthusiasm the narrator feels while blowing down each house

• what the pigs think about the wolf’s aggressive behavior

• the narrator’s care and concern about his grandmother

• the previously untold perspective of the narrator

Multiple Choice

Read this information about the origin of the word spoil.

from Latin spolium, meaning “to ruin”

This information helps the reader understand that the word spoil in paragraph 8 means —

• to damage severely or destroy

• to strip of goods, valuables

• to become bad, or unfit for use

• to treat with excess kindness

Multiple Choice

The wolf goes to the third pig's house because he

• wants a cup of sugar

• is still hungry after eating two pigs

• to blow down his house

• apologize for eating his brother

Multiple Choice

Why does the wolf eat the first two pigs?

• they were mean to him

• it was Thanksgiving

• they didn't give him sugar

• they were a good meal

Multiple Choice

Which line demonstrates that this story is a humorous parody?

• And I sneezed again.

• This is the true story.

• And the rest is history.

• He must have been the brains of the family

Multiple Select

The wolf thinks that the third pig is the (select all that apply)

• the dumbest pig

• the rude pig

• the polite pig

• the smartest pig

• none of these

Multiple Choice

The description of the third little pig emphasizes the wolf’s —

• reasoning for his behavior at house three

• disappointment in the pig

• frustration towards the brothers

• anger towards the pig for not having sugar

Multiple Choice

The wolf’s dedication to baking his grandmother a cake contributes to the development of the plot because it —

• allows the narrator to complete his cake baking project a surprise

• causes suspicion about his true motivation for asking to borrow sugar

• creates a mood of tension and suspense

• provides the wolf with evidence of his innocent intent

Multiple Choice

What happens at the home of the third pig?

• They bake a cake together

• The police come

• The pig gets his revenge for the deaths of his brothers

• The pig yeets sugar out the window and tells the wolf to get lost!

Multiple Choice

One way the author adds humor to the parody is by describing

• the way he knocked on the houses

• the wolfs claim to be framed

• the houses of the three little pigs

• how the big bad wolf looks

Multiple Choice

A theme expressed in the story centers on —

• treating everyone fairly

• helping those who are in need

• listening to both sides of a story

• hiding anger from others

• destroying those who try you

Multiple Choice

Which piece of text from the story best shows that Alexander T. Wolf’s believes he is the victim?

• “I don't know how this whole Big Bad Wolf thing got started, but it's all wrong.”

• “I was making a birthday cake for my dear old granny. I had a terrible sneezing cold. I ran out of sugar.”

• “He probably had a whole sackful of sugar. And he wouldn't give me even one little cup for my dear sweet old granny's birthday cake.”

• “And they made me the Big Bad Wolf. That's it The real story. I was framed.”

Multiple Choice

The story reaches its climax when —

• the police throw Alexander T. Wolfe in jail

• the third pig yells, "and your old granny can sit on a pin!”

• Alexander T. Wolfe knocks on the third pig's door

• the first little pig was eaten

Multiple Choice

According to the wolf, what causes the reporters to change the story of the three little pigs?

• it wasn't interesting enough

• they didn't like his granny

• they think he smells

• they don't like wolves