The Mysterious Giant of Barletta Test

What kind of story is The Mysterious Giant of Barletta?

• fable

• folktale

• nonfiction

• realistic fictions

What was mysterious about the giant?

• Each night it moved to a new spot in the city.

• It had strange wring around its base.

• No one knew where it came from or when.

• The ball in its hands would glow in the moonlight.

When word came about the approaching army, people __.

• spent the night in total darkness and silence

• took carts of food to their soldiers

• hid behind the strong city walls

• got ready to run from the city

Zia Concetta told the people to do all these except __.

• hide behind the mysterious giant

• bring her the biggest onion they could find

• stay completely out of sight

• have faith in their giant

The giant told the captain he was crying because __.

• the other boys picked on him for being so small

• the townspeople had chased him out of the city

• he was afraid of what the captain was going to do

• he was given very strong onions to peel and eat

What did the enemy soldiers do after the giant talked to them?

• What did the enemy soldiers do after the giant talked to them?

• They promised to become friends with the people of Barletta.

• They laughed at him and called him a weakling.

• They turned and ran away from Barletta.

What event below shows that the story is not real?

• Zia Concetta cuts a large onion in two.

• The soldiers decide to attack Barletta.

• The townspeople run through the streets in a panic.

• The giant gets down from his pedestal.

No one knew where the mysterious giant had come from.

What does the word mysterious mean?

• hard to talk about

• hard to explain

• hard to see

• hard to remember

The giant says that the other boys call him a weakling.

What is a weakling?

• someone who likes to play

• someone who is not tall

• someone who is not strong

• someone who is friendly

What is a folktale?

• a story that teaches a lesson and often has animal characters that talk and act like people

• an old story that is passed down orally from generation to generation

• a story that tells about someone's life story

• a book that gives information about real things, people, animals, and events