The Fifty-First Dragon

In knight school, Gawaine was:

• bright, but stupid

• puny and clever

• eager, but stupid

• cowardly and stupid

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"He would hide in the woods when the jousting class was called, although his companions and members of the faculty sought to appeal to his better nature by shouting to him to come out and break his neck like a man." In the above sentence, what is the meaning of "his better nature"?

• An increased sense of honesty

• A man's ignoble ideas

• A man's nobler instincts

• A desire for propriety

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While he was studying dragons in school, Gawaine displayed:

• enthusiasm, good memory, and great strength

• little eagerness, poor memory, and great strength

• cowardice, poor memory, and little strength

• speed, grace, and excellent memory

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

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How does the Headmaster put the professor at ease about Gawaine?

• He tells him that Gawaine will only fight small dragons.

• He assures him that Gawaine's contract has not expired.

• He talks to him about the animals that have been killed by the dragons.

• He mentions that Gawaine will be given a magic word.

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In reassuring Gawaine about dragons, the Headmaster said, "You'll find the big ones even easier than the little ones. They're far slower on their feet and less aggressive, I'm told." The words "I'm told" indicate that the Headmaster:

• had observed dragons first-hand many times

• had never fought a dragon himself

• was lying to Gawaine about a dragon's ferocity

• was elderly and had not fought a dragon in many years

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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When Gawaine asked for an enchanted cap, what did the Headmaster do?

• He offered Gawaine a magic battle-axe instead

• He offered Gawaine a magic word instead.

• He said they were too hard to obtain.

• He said Gawaine wouldn't know what to do with one.

Who wrote "The Fifty-First Dragon"?

• Heywood Broun

• Roald Dahl

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Ray Bradbury

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What genre does this story belong to?

• Realistic Fiction

• Memoir

• Mystery

• Fantasy

Which of the following is an example of an anachronism?

• Dragons

• Prize pigs

• Cigarettes

• Peasants

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CCSS.RL.7.9

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An anachronism is:

• A counting device

• A boring story

• Something deliberately out of time

• A word randomly made up by our teacher to torture us

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