MU: "The Forest Bride"

1) Which statement best illustrates the personal connection between Veikko and the mouse?

• A) Oh, how my brothers will laugh when they find out my sweetheart is a mouse.

• B) Now that she's gone, I realize how much I loved her.

• C) At Veikko's words, a golden coach drawn by five glossy horses appeared on the far bank of the river.

• D) Then they went home to meet Veikko's father, who was overjoyed.

2) From the dialogue in paragraphs 12 through 14, the reader can tell that Veikko --

• F) is embarrassed by his choice of this bride

• G) is sad because his brothers found prettier sweethearts

• H) is furious because his brothers are mocking him

• J) is courageous because he stands up to his brothers

3) The playwright uses the dialogue in paragraphs 18 and 20 to show that --

• A) women who bake good bread make perfect wives

• B) Veikko's sweetheart is rich

• C) the brothers are competitive

• D) rye bread is better than white bread

4) What line from the play best shows that the older brothers think little of Veikko?

• F) Matti: My tree points north. I know of a pretty girl who lives on a farm there.

• G) Lauri: My sweetheart has the rosiest cheeks you ever saw.

• H) Veikko: Don't worry. I'll take my chances in the direction the tree points.

• J) Matti: Ha! Maybe you can court a wolf-girl!

5) What part of the overall structure of the play do paragraphs 28 through 30 form?

• A) They form the rising action of the play.

• B) They form the climax of the play.

• C) They form the falling action of the play.

• D) They form the resolution of the play.

6) Which of these sentences best reflects the theme of this play?

• F) Veikko gets the princess because he was lucky his tree pointed towards the forest.

• G) Veikko gets the princess because he was a simple man who was kind even to a little mouse.

• H) Veikko's older brothers are mean to Veikko, so they do not get the princess.

• J) Veikko's father would have loved him even if he has chosen a mouse as a wife.

7) What can the reader conclude after reading paragraph 18 and 25?

• A) The brothers are eager to gain their Father's approval.

• B) Father suspects that Veikko's sweetheart is a mouse.

• C) The brothers will be angry when they find out that their sweethearts were tested by a mouse.

• D) It will not matter to Father that Veikko's sweetheart is a mouse.

8) Which of the following real-life situations best connects to the main message of the play?

• F) Loving your pet mouse

• G) Baking bread from scratch

• H) Accepting those who are different

• J) Chopping down a tree

9) How does the internal character response help develop the plot?

• A) It creates an event that adds drama.

• B) It explains a flashback.

• C) It causes the resolution of the story.

• D) It presents the story's conflict.

10) What mood does the playwright's word choice in paragraph 11 establish?

• A) A hopeful mood

• B) A suspenseful mood

• H) A cheerful mood

• J) A peaceful mood