Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

Who is the most important character in the story?

• Sylvester
• Mr. Duncan
• Mrs. Duncan
• The Rock

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What is Sylvestor's hobby?

• Collecting stamps
• Collecting Pokemon cards
• Collecting sticks
• Collecting pebbles

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What does Sylvesters's pebble look like?

• black and dull
• red and shiny
• oval shaped
• pink and shiny

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How does Sylvester test the pebbles powers?

• He put the pebble under a rock and wished for puppy. 
• He put the pebble on the ground and wished for the rain to start again.
• He through the pebble up in the air and made a wish.
• He put the pebble behind his ear and wished for the rain to stop

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What did Mr. and Mrs. Duncan do when Sylvester did not come home?

• They talked to the neighbors
• They talked to all the children
• They went to the police
• All of the above

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How does Sylvester become a donkey again?

• Mr. Duncan wished he was there.
• Mrs. Duncan made a wish on a star.
• Mr. Duncan put the pebble on the rock and Sylvester wished he was a donkey again.
• Mr. and Mrs. Duncan wished with the pebble in their hands. 

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Could this story actually happen?

• Yes
• Maybe
• No
• Only in a rural community

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"To his great surprise the rain stopped. It didn't stop gradually as rains usually do. It CEASED. The drops vanished on the way down, the clouds disappeared, everything was dry, and the sun was shining as if rain had never existed." (Steig, William; Sylvester and the Magic Pebble)

What does the word CEASED mean in the paragraph above?

• disappeared

• stopped

• didn't stop

• dry

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