The Peddler of Swaffham

The author builds tension at the beginning of the selection by ---

• suggesting that London is the only place where dreams come true

• hinting that the peddler never heard happy news

• indicating that the peddler knew the shopkeeper was unkind

• implying that the peddler has no sense

Which event initiates the rising action in the selection?

• the shopkeeper questioning the peddler

• the peddler having the same dream three times

• the peddler traveling to London to stand on the bridge

• the shopkeeper laughing at the peddler's response

Paragraph 3 is important to the selection because it ---

• explains the meaning of the peddler's dream

• illustrates the foolishness of the shopkeeper

• foreshadows the shopkeeper's dream coming true

• conveys that dreams do not always come true

In paragraph 4, the reader can tell that having restored it most sumptuously means the church is ---

• beautiful

• falling apart

• costly

• fairly old

What is the best summary of the selection?

• A peddler is afraid to follow his dream because he is worried about what others will think of him. However, in the end, he follows his dream and finds it on the London Bridge.

• A peddler had the same dream three times and acted on it. After hearing the shopkeeper's words, the peddler followed the shopkeeper's dream, found his treasure, and put it to good use.

• A peddler holds onto his dream of joyful news, but learns that a shopkeeper has taken his joy. He listens to the shopkeeper's dream and decides not to follow it because his own dream had not come true.

• A peddler has a dream three times about joyful news, but London Bridge does not fulfill his dream. Instead he goes home and finds treasure in his own yard.

The simile in paragraph 4 is used to emphasize that the ---

• peddler is safe like gold

• peddler needs to put his memory in a safe to protect it

• peddler's memory is not as safe as he thinks

• memory of what the peddler did is as precious as gold