Brer Possum's Dilemma/Waters of Gold

Why does Brer Snake call out to Brer Possum in "Brer Possum's Dilemma"?

• Brer Possum is his best friend.
• Brer Snake is trapped under a brick.
• Brer Possum is good at using sticks.
• Brer Snake wants to offer help to Brer Possum.

Which of the following statements best summarizes the events in "Brer Possum's Dilemma" after Brer Snake gets in Brer Possum's pocket?

• Brer Possum learns an important lesson about trusting snakes.
• Brer Possums walks around fro the entire day with Brer Snake in his pocket.
• Brer Possum helps Brer Snake three times before the snake bites Brer Possum.
• Brer Possum forgets about the snake in his pocket until it slithers out and hisses at Brer Possum.

The neighbor in "Waters of Gold" laughs when Auntie Lily

• supports herself with her needlepoint.
• helps the old neighbor when she is sick.
• brings a bucket of dirty water into the house.
• throws all her gold into a bucket in her well.

Auntie Lily becomes rick in "Waters of Gold" after she

• inherits a fortune from her father.
• sells her land to a real estate investor.
• helps and takes care of an old beggar.
• wins an argument with her rich neighbor.

Which trait do Brer Possum and Auntie Lily represent in these folk tales?

• greed for land
• kindness to others
• toughness in danger
• intelligence about money

To commence means to

• begin
• agree
• continue
•  withdraw

Smugly means in a

• crude style
• mocking way
• happy manner
• self-satisfied way

If you humor people, you

• help them achieve goals
• give in to their wishes
• distract them from trouble
• increase your time with them

What does jostling mean?

• slightly moving
• slowly advancing
• roughly bumping
• accidentally falling

What does perilously mean?

• dangerously
• believably
• dramatically
• meanly