Tops and Bottoms comprehension

What is a theme?

• A message or lesson about life
• A birthday party
• A group of people
• A guess about what is going to happen

What word best describes Hare throughout the whole story?

• Tricky
• Lazy
• Rich
• Lonely

Which character in the story has the point of view that he has been cheated?

• Hare
• Bear
• Hare's wife
• Mr. Rabbit

What is the theme from this story?

• Don't tell lies

• If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself

• You have to work for what you want

• Laziness feels good

Why was Hare’s family in bad shape?

• Hare lost his job
• Hare’s father died.
• Hare did not have any land.
• Hare was in trouble with his neighbor.

Why does Hare ask Bear to be business partners?

• so Hare can use Bear’s land
• so Hare can take Bear’s money
• so Hare can live in Bear’s house
• so Hare can sleep all day like Bear

What does Hare mean when he asks the question tops or bottoms?

• What job do you want to do?

• What part of the crops do you want?

• How do you want to divide the work?

• How much should you sell the crops for?

Why does Hare tell Bear that he will do all of the planting and harvesting?

• He likes to work hard. 
• He wants Bear to agree to his idea
• He wants Mrs. Hare to help him instead
• He knows Bear does not know how to work hard. 

Which sentence from the story shows that Bear learned a lesson?

• “‘But, Hare, all the best parts are in your half!’”
• “Bear never again slept through a season of planting and harvesting.”
• “‘You’ve tricked me twice, and you owe me one season of both tops and bottoms!’”
• “Hare tugged off the roots at the bottom and the tassels at the top and put them in a pile for Bear.”

Why did Bear think Hare cheated him?

• because Hare planted crops in his field
• because Hare asked him too many questions
• because Bear never got crops from the harvest
• because Bear slept while Hare did all the work