The Third Wish

At the start of the story, the only thing troubling Mr. Peters is that

• he is poor
• he has no free time
• he is somewhat lonely
• his house needs repairs

Mr. Peters does not use up all three of his wishes at once because 

• the King warns him not to
• he wants to save some for an emergency
• he is not allowed to
• he wants to see if the first one really works

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the following passage from "The Third Wish."  Then choose the statement that best clarifies its meaning.
"Now he understood that Leita was really a swan form the forest, and this made him very sad because when a human being marries a bird it always leads to sorrow."

• He was very sad because he realized that his marriage couldn't succeed.
• He worried that Leita would love another man more than him.
• He was sad because he did not love animals.
• He was confused because he had thought Leita was human.

Clarify the meaning of petits fours in this excerpt from the story:
"...she spent more and more time baking wonderful cakes - jam puffs, petits fours, eclairs and meringues."

• wild strawberries
• cooking utensils
• quarter sticks of butter
• tiny sweet desserts

Leita tells Mr. Peters not to use his second wish to turn her back into a swan because

• she feels it would be unfair to waste one of his wishes
• she feels and obligation to stay with him
• she is getting used to living as a human being
• he tells her how much he loves her

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did it mean that Mr. Peters looked at the King of the Forest "steadily and with composure"?

• Mr. Peters couldn't bear to gaze at the King.
• Mr. Peters was excited and gleeful.
• Mr. Peters did not care what happened.
• Mr. Peters kept calm and clear-headed.

Mr. Peters changes Leita back into a swan because

• she does not show him respect
• she asks him to do it
• she is unhappy as a human
• he wants a different wife

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the following passage from the story.  Then choose the best interpretation of the passage.
"Next day he saw two swans swimming at the bottom of the garden, and one of them wore the gold chain he had given Leita after their marriage; she came up and rubbed her head against his hand."

• A stray swan had found the gold chain and wished to return it.
• Leita asked a swan to return her gold chain to Mr. Peters.
• The two swans had stolen Leita's gold chain.
• The swans were Leita and her sister Rhea.

The reason Mr. Peters does not move to a drier spot after being stricken with rheumatism is that

• he wants to stay near the two swans
• he doubts a new location will cure his pains
• he cannot afford a new house
• he fears he will miss his old neighbors

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CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the most likely reason that many people become a little frightened of Mr. Peters?

• They thought his swans were really humans.
• He never let visitors into his home.
• He talked to his swans.
• They believed he was a thief.