The Emperor and the Nightingale

Emperor: How can such a plain-looking bird sing so beautifully?

What is the most likely purpose of this line?

• To create suspense about what the emperor will do next

• to set a tone of bewilderment

• to resolve the emperor's problem

• to foreshadow an event that will change the emperor's perspective

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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CCSS.RI.5.9

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The servants' conversation in Scene 1 is important because it

• shows that the emperor depends on other people

• explains why the emperor enjoys listening to music

• establishes how much the emperor values beauty

• illustrates why the nightingale prefers to live in the forest

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which words from Scene 4 help the reader know what distorted means?

• broke last year

• cared only for

• never see her again

• advised you

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why are stage directions at the end of Scene 3 important?

• They tell the reader that the nightingale abandons the emperor.

• They allow the reader to appreciate the beauty of the mechanical nightingale.

• They help the reader visualize the comfortable surroundings the emperor enjoys.

• They let the reader recognize the difference between the two nightingales.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

What causes the emperor to realize he made a mistake?

• The mechanical nightingale puts him to sleep.

• The mechanical nightingale can no longer make music.

• The real nightingale leave the palace.

• The real nightingale grants the emperor forgiveness.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

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CCSS.RL.5.10

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CCSS.RL.7.10

The language used in paragraph 4 helps the reader infer that the-

• servants were doubtful of the garden's existence at first

• garden is a new addition to the emperor's kingdom

• beauty of the emperor's garden is unrivaled

• emperor has a great knowledge of many types of plants

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.8.5