Jewel in the Sand

Where are Ali and the Sheik Hamid in the beginning of the story?

• in a tent

• with a princess

• in the desert

• riding camels

What is Sheik Hamid doing when Ali sees the jewel?

• telling a story

• looking for a wife

• riding a camel

• eating lunch

What did Ali see in the sand?

• a scorpion

• a lost ring

• something bright

• a sword

Why didn't Ali stop to pick up the bright thing in the sand?

• He was lazy.

• He didn't want the sheik to know.

• He wasn't interested.

• He didn't want to interrupt the sheik's story.

How did Ali mark the location of the bright thing?

• He left his sword next to it.

• He used foot marks from the horses.

• He made a line with his sword.

• He used the sun to navigate.

Why does the sheik think the jewel belongs to a princess?

• because it's a diamond

• because it's fine and beautiful

• because it was in the sand

• because it is big

What does the old woman do for the sheik?

• She looks for the owner of the jewel.

• She gives him the earrings.

• She finds a wife for him.

• She sells the jewel for him.

What does the princess call the old woman?

• sheik

• queen

• mother

• grandmother

How does the princess prove the jewel is hers?

• She tells a story.

• She describes it to her.

• She has a matching earring.

• She has a matching necklace.

What does the princess do with the jewels?

• She shows them to her father.

• She gives them to the sheik.

• She gives them to the old woman.

• She keeps them for her wedding day.