Once Upon a Time

In Once Upon a Time, the husband and wife fear that?

• they will not be able to find trusted servants.

• their neighbors will be jealous of them.

• their little boy will be shot at school.

• they will be attacked by people of another color

Because burglar alarms are often set off by pet cats, people in the neighborhood?

• The community members built higher walls

• They became accustomed to it and didn't react

• They changed to better alarm systems

• They paid more for insurance

The wife wants her housemaid to offer “bread and tea” to the unemployed people who linger on the street near the house, but the housemaid refuses to do so.

What does this tell about the South African society during that era?

• The wife thinks the people will be offended if they do not offer a complete lunch.

• They do not trust the people and fear they will break into the house.

• There are some people who want to help but because of what others say they are fearful to do so

• The husband agrees that it is not safe to talk to the unemployed people.

What theme does Gordimer communicate through the ending of the fairy tale?

• Animals know how to protect themselves
• Parents should not read fairy tales to their children
• Actions motivated by extreme fear can be harmful.
• Children are more open-minded than adults.

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How is the use of the phrase “happily ever after” in this story different from its use in traditional fairy tales? 

• This story does not have a "happily ever after"
• This story does have a "Happily ever after"
• This story is not made for little children
• This story means people are bad

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Why was the husbands mother referred to as the witch in the story?

• The mother's advice is better and she knows best
• in order to position the husband's mother as wise, but not likeable
• that is her name and everyone in the city calls her that
• to position the husband's mother as the evil person in the story

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Where does the family live?

• in an apartment
• in a castle
• in a suburb
• in a farmhouse

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What era was the short story "Once Upon a Time" written in?

• Apartheid
• It was make believe
• Renaissance
• Modern

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What is the definition of apartheid? 

• A law in South Africa which separated whites from non-whites
• A law which brought all races together
• A place where Trevor Noah lived
• A place where all races lived together

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What two lines best support the theme?

• 'The wife could never see anyone go hungry..'

• 'perfect lawns, these were hidden behind an array of different varieties of security fences , walls, and devices..'

• 'the little boy was hacked out of the security coils with saws..'

• 'there was a man and his wife who loved each other very much and were living happily ever after..'