The Third Wish

Which of the following statements does NOT support the idea that Mr. Peters was a caring and thoughtful individual?  

• Mr. Peters stood for some minutes reflecting on how he should use his reward
• Poor Mr. Peters was very distressed on his wife's account and did his best to make her life happier
• Mr. Peters and his two swans came to be well known in that part of the country
• Two wishes were enough for me, I reckon.  

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

Wh?  ich words best describe Mr. Peters' responses to the Forest King

• Calm and Thoughtful
• Nervous and Erratic
• Malicious and Angry
• Untrusting and Cynical

What element about Mr. Peters' characterization do his neighbors wonder about the most?  

• Why 2 swans follow him around
• How he can be content with his life, given his experiences
• His eccentric interactions with the swans
• His bad luck

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CCSS.RL.7.1

How does the forest setting influence Mr. Peters' first wish?  

• He wishes for a wife as beautiful as the forest
• He wishes for his wife to return to a swan 
• He rescues a trapped swan and returns it to the water
• He builds a bench by the riverside to make his wife happy

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is Leita's inner conflict in the story?  

• She misses her sister and wants her to join the human world
• She is in love with the Forest King, not Mr. Peters
• She misses her life as a swan but cares for Mr. Peters
• She struggles with how to pass as a human woman

How does Mr. Peters resolve Leita's inner conflict?  

• He takes her for drives, buys her clothes and offers her a trip
• He does not resolve her conflict
• He wishes her back to a swan
• He wishes that her sister was also human

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What is the main conflict in the story?  

• Leita struggles because she loves Mr. Peters but misses being a swan
• Mr. Peters struggles between keeping Leita or turning her back into a swan
• Mr. Peters struggles over using his third wish
• Mr. Peters struggles over making a wise decision with his wishes

What is most likely the theme of the story?  

• You should be grateful for what you have instead of wishing for something better
• Your family should be your number one priority in life
• Be careful what you wish for, it might just come true
• True love will always find a way to work out

How the theme learned in the story?  

• A misunderstanding between the main characters
• a falling out between the main characters
• The main characters makes a huge mistake and pays for it
• the main character learns how to live better after an important experience

When the King of the Forest first appears, how do you know that the and Mr. Peters are experiencing an external conflict?  

• Mr. Peters argues with the King about life as a swan versus life as a human
• Mr. Peters grows mean and threatens the King when he speaks
• The King has fierce eyes, is unfriendly, and speaks threateningly to Mr. Peters
• The King and Mr. Peters get into a fist fight over the three wishes

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3