The Catch of the Day: A Trickster Play (Treasures)

The fisher decides to trick the baker and the others because he wants to-

• catch their fish
• sell their items
• take their things
• get some food

What is the function of the Griot in this play?

• He is the character who causes the main problem.
• He is the character who helps solve the problem.
• He is the narrator of the story.
• He is the stage director.

The others realize they've been tricked when they-

• talk to the king's treasurer
• get to the village
• return to the bridge
• talk to the basketmaker

The fisher tells the people trying to use the bridge that-

• Their loads are too heavy to cross
• He cannot catch any fish that day
• They must swim across the river instead
• The king's treasurer is charging  a fee to cross

When the fisher first tells the basketmaker about the bridge, the basketmaker-

• does not believe the fisher
• runs to the village to spread the news
• thanks the fisher for saving her
• asks others for their opinion

Read this sentence from the play.
"Please, it is a token of my appreciation."
The word appreciation means-

• congratulations
• belongings
• thanks
• wealth

What does the fisher learn in the end?

• He is not a good swimmer after all. 
• People who play tricks on others will be tricked themselves.
• Most people do not find tricks very funny.
• It is important to be honest if you want to make friends with others.

What word best completes the analogy?
Unfortunate is to sad as instruct is to-

• learn
• listen
• teach
• wish

Read this sentence from the play.
"It is the only way to get to the market to sell our wares."
What does the word wares mean?

• goods
• baskets
• food
• services

A person who manages money is called a -

• treasurer
• wares
• burdens
• merchandise