Zlateh the Goat

In “Zlateh the Goat,” why is Reuven the furrier having a bad year?

• His eyesight is failing.

• It is a mild winter and the villagers do not need his furs.

• His farm suffers from the drought.

• His wife and children are sick.

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What does this passage from “Zlateh the Goat” tell you about how family members feel about the selling of the goat? His mother wiped the tears from her eyes when she heard the news. Aaron’s younger sisters cried loudly.

• The family is angry at Reuven.

• The family is very sorry to sell Zlateh.

• The family is very upset at Aaron.

• The family does not need a goat.

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In “Zlateh the Goat,” why can you infer that the family is sorry to sell Zlateh?

• The mother and sisters cry when the goat leaves.

• The family will not allow Aaron to take the goat.

• The family will not speak to Reuven because they are so upset.

• Leah tells the goat that they are sorry.

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Even though Aaron loves Zlateh, he agrees to take her to Feivel the butcher because

• he knows it would be wrong to disobey his father.

• he is afraid of his father and mother.

• he wants the money from selling Zlateh so he can buy presents.

• he does not understand what taking the goat to Feivel means.

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Zlateh trusts Aaron and allows him to put the rope around her neck because

• the family welcomes her into the kitchen.

• she is treated like one of the family.

• the family has always fed her and never harmed her.

• she knows they need her milk.

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Which detail from “Zlateh the Goat” helps you infer that, before he finds shelter, Aaron is in danger?

• The sun was shining when Aaron left the village.

• At first Zlateh didn’t seem to mind the change in weather.

• This was no ordinary storm. It was a mighty blizzard.

• Suddenly he made out the shape of a hill.

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What can you infer about Aaron from this sentence from “Zlateh the Goat”? In his twelve years Aaron had seen all kinds of weather, but he had never experienced a snow like this one.

• Aaron has never seen snow before in his life.

• Aaron has lost all hope of surviving in a snowstorm.

• Aaron wishes he lived in a tropical climate.

• Aaron is surprised and perhaps bewildered by the intensity of the blizzard.

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How does finding the haystack solve Aaron’s problem in the snowstorm?

• The haystack is a landmark that helps Aaron find his way home.

• Behind the haystack, Aaron finds shelter from the wind.

• Inside the haystack, Aaron finds warmth and Zlateh finds food.

• From on top of the haystack, Aaron sees the peasant on the sleigh.

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How does the storm continue to endanger Aaron and Zlateh after they find the haystack?

• The weather gets very cold, and they risk freezing.

• There is no food available, and they risk starving.

• The snow is so heavy that it threatens to crush them.

• The snow covers everything and makes it hard to breathe.

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How did Zlateh help Aaron during the storm?

• Zlateh helped him keep warm, gave him milk, and kept him company.

• Zlateh gave Aaron ideas for surviving the storm.

• Zlateh made noise so that the peasant on the sleigh heard her.

• Zlateh helped Aaron find his way home.

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