MCJH Unit 1 Final Review

Which sentence(s) from the selection best describes Jack's conflict?

• Jack crept up to him, grabbed the hen and had barely made it out the door before the ogre woke up. Jack ran as fast as he could, and the ogre came rushing after.
• "We must sell Milky-White and with the money, start a shop," said Jack's mom.
• "Good morning, ma'am, I am so hungry. Could you please be so  kind as to give me breakfast?"
• ...but when she came to the beanstalk she stood stuck still with fright, for there she saw the ogre with his legs just through the clouds.

Based on the following sentences, what can the reader conclude about Jack's mother?                                                                  
"What!" Exclaimed Jack's mother. "Have you been such a food, such a dolt, such an idiot? Take that! Take that! Take that! As for your precious beans, here they go out of the window."

• She is furious with Jack that he traded the cow for beans instead of money like she had asked.
• She is caught off-guard that Jack did something she hadn't asked him to do.
• She is so excited that she gives Jack precious beans.
• She is irritated because Jack bought beans for dinner that night. 

Which of the following best describes the setting of the selection?

• Jack trades the cow for "magic" beans.
• Jack and his mother are now living rich, happy lives thanks to the golden eggs.
• Jack and his mother live off the milk that Milky-White provides.
• Jack's mother sends him to town to trade the cow for money. 

The reader can conclude Jack is the protagonist because

• he is mentioned the most throughout the entire story.
• he is trying to find a way to make money for himself and for his mother.
• the author emphasizes Jack's struggles by having him return to the ogre's castle more than once.
• he is the good guy.

Jack chops down the beanstalk causing the ogre to fall to his death.
This is important to the plot because it--

• explains how Jack is prone to getting what he wants by using violence.
• leads to the resolution of the story where Jack and his mother can now live rich and happy lives together.
• foreshadows that one day Jack and his mother will lose everything they have worked so hard for.
• illustrates that Jack is willing to do anything to protect his family.

The final sentence of "Jack and the Beanstalk" suggest that Jack's mother most likely feels...

• shame for what her son has done for their family.
• angry that Jack is selling the golden eggs.
• excited to see what Jack will do for his family next.
• proud of her son for what he has done for their family.

The story reaches its climax when...

• the ogre says, "Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!" 
• the ogre returned to the castle while Jack was eating and Jack ran to hide under the bed.
• Jack gave the beanstalk another chop with the axe and the ogre fell to his death.
• Jack flees the ogre's castle by climbing down the beanstalk and yelling for his mother to get the axe.

Which event triggers the main problem in the story?

• Jack steals the ogre's goose which lays golden eggs.
• Jack trades the cow for magic beans.
• Jack's mother sends him to town to trade the cow for money.
• Jack chops down the beanstalk causing the ogre to fall to his death.

Which of the following describes the main conflict of the selection "The Princess and the Pea"?

• The prince could not find a real princess.
• The queen didn't want her son to marry.
• The princess caught a cold from being rained on.
• The princess slept on a pea all night.

In the sentence, “One evening a terrible storm came on; there was thunder and lightning, and the rain poured down in torrents,” what does the word 'torrents' mean?

• Droplets
• A snow storm
• A hurricane
• A downpour of heavy rain