Bouki over the Barrel

Why did Bouki ask Lapin to help get cotton from the field?

• He was overambitious and planted to many fields of cotton.

• They were friend and he liked to help.

• Lapin didn’t have cotton to make clothes for winter.

• None of the other animals wanted to help.

How are Bouki and Lapin different?

• Bouki is large and not very smart. Lapin is small and very smart.

• Bouki is rich and Lapin is more rich.

• Lapin has a large family and Bouki does not.

• They are the same.

How does Lapin pay for the rum cake and butter?

• He used money he has earned.

• He puts it on Bouki’s account at the store.

• Lapin has his mother pay for the butter and cake.

• Somebody gave Lapin the cake for free.

How does Lapin get out of doing work during the day?

• He tells Bouki that he does not like working.

• He tells Bouki that his mother needs him to come home.

• He tells Bouki that the kids are being baptized.

• He works all day and does not try to get out of doing work.

How much of the cotton does Lapin get if helps?

• He was given one-eighth.

• He was given one-forth.

• He was given all the cotton.

• He was given half of the cotton.

Dull as a wooden nickel means what

• Not very rich

• Very smart

• Not smart at all

• Loves to count money

Sharp as a bee stinger means what

• Very smart

• Tricky

• Loves honey

• Not very smart

Why does Lapin put the butter under the cool bank of the bayou?

• To hid it from Bouki

• To keep it from melting

• To share with other animals

• because he did not like butter

How does Lapin make Bouki think he has eaten the cake and butter? Choose two answers

• He spreads peanut butter on his face.

• He sits him in a puddle of butter.

• He shares the cake and butter.

• He gives the cake to the other animals of the bayou.

How does the Lapin change by the end of the story?

• He isn’t hungry anymore.

• He learned out to pick cotton.

• He loved his friend Bouki.

• He did not change at all.