The Storyteller

The story is told through

• 1st person POV

• 3rd person omniscient POV

• 3rd person limited POV

• A flashback

The author's message is that

• good behavior is always rewarded

• good behavior can cause problems

• travel is boring

• people do not like lectures on behavior

"The Storyteller" is a satire, or a story that makes fun of something to persuade people to change. The author is making fun of--

• self-righteous people, like the aunt

• irritating people, like the children

• bystanders, like the reader

• easily annoyed people, like the bachelor

In paragraph 1, the word bachelor, meaning an unmarried man without children, is ironic because

• the character is actually married

• he is traveling by himself

• he understands the children better than the aunt

• he has children of his own

The word persistent in paragraph 1 means

• pleasant

• polite

• silly

• stubborn

The aunt tells the children a story because she wants to

• stop them from bothering the bachelor

• answer their questions

• show that she is a wonderful storyteller

• amuse herself

The word deplorably in paragraph 14 comes from the Latin word deplorare, meaning "to weep bitterly." Deplorably means--

• terribly

• praiseworthy

• excellent

• magnificent

The bachelor's purpose for telling the story to Bertha is to--

• keep the children occupied and annoy the aunt

• give the children more accurate answers to their questions

• point out the benefits of good behavior

• pass the time productively

The children become interested in the bachelor's story when

• he introduces the wolf

• the pigs eat the flowers

• he says "horribly good"

• he talks about Bertha's medals.

The aunt smiles during the bachelor's story because she

• enjoys the bachelor's retelling of her story

• expects that the bachelor will have the same trouble she did

• thinks the boy's questions are intersting

• is waiting for a question from one of the girls