G4: "Pecos Bill Gets a Wife"

Multiple Choice

True or False: Pecos Bill was content with his life at the beginning of the story.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

True or False: It was mentioned that Pecos Bill was "taking it slow and easy, about 60 miles an hour..." when he met Slewfoot Sue.

Is this an exaggeration?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Select the exaggeration:

• "No doubt about it; it was love at first sight."

• "Pecos Bill felt his heart do a double flip and the sweat stand out on his brow."

• "He had to meet this cowgirl!"

• "Yippee! Yahoo!" she yelled.

Multiple Choice

What animal did Pecos Bill see Slewfoot Sue ride during their first encounter?

• cat

• horse

• goldfish

• catfish

Open Ended

Describe Slewfoot Sue in using 1 word:

Multiple Select

Select the colorful description/s:

• "Howdy, cowboy!"

• "She grinned wide enough to show off all six of her teeth, shining white and pearly."

• "The freckles on her face stood out bold and orange."

• "Pecos Bill's heart jumped into his throat, and he couldn't speak for gazing at her beauty."

Multiple Choice

True or False: Slewfoot Sue likes to ride mild-mannered animals.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

True or False: Seeing Slewfoot Sue, all Pecos Bill could do was talk to her in a really high pitched voice.

• true

• false

Open Ended

Why was Slewfoot Sue motivated even more to ride the Widow Maker when forbidden to do so?

Multiple Choice

Select the exaggeration:

• "Well, no sooner had they said "I do" and the preacher pronounced his blessing than Slewfoot Sue hollered "Yahoo!"

• "She raced outside quicker than a jackrabbit and hopped on Widow Maker's back."

• "That was one surprised horse."

• "And that was one surprised bride."

Multiple Choice

True or False: It is not normal for a horse to react or 'buck' when an excited stranger rides it.

• true

• false

Multiple Select

Select the exaggeration/s:

• "Widow Maker bucked hard,

  and Slewfoot Sue's second 'Yahoo!' faded off into the distance as she disappeared from sight behind the clouds."

• "They all stood watching- Bill, the preacher, and all the cowboys, their mouths hanging wide open."

• "'We might never see her again,' Pecos Bill muttered. 'I warned

  her.'"

• "Well, rumor had it that Sue had to duck her head to keep from hitting the moon."

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

True or False: Because Slewfoot Sue kept on bouncing, Pecos Bill had to ride an airplane to get her.

• true

• false