"Up Against the Wild" - Androcles and Brushfire

Androcles escaped from his master and fled into the forest. He came upon an injured lion. At first he started to _________ (run away) but finding that the lion did not _________ (chase) him, he turned and went back.

• bound, spectacle

• spectacle, flee

• pursue, spectacle

• flee, pursue

Androcles saw that the lion's paw was swollen and bleeding. He pulled the thorn out and then ____________ up the paw of the lion.

• pursue

• bound

• flee

• spectacle

Androcles went to the lion's cave where the lion fed Androcles. However, Androcles and the lion were captured and sent to the city to be part of the public ____________.

• grateful

• bound up

• pursue

• spectacle

Androcles was ____________________ to be thrown to the lion in front of the emperor and all of his court.

• spectacle

• sentenced

• pursued

• grateful

Meanwhile, the poor lion had not been fed for days was ___________________, extremely hungry.

• summoned

• ravenous

• devour

• pardoned

When the lion saw Androcles in the court, he recognized his friend and _________ upon him- licking his hand lovingly.

• pursued

• spectacled

• summoned

• fawned

In the end the emperor _____________ or forgave and freed the brave man and the lion.

• pardoned

• summoned

• bounded

• sentenced

A few themes from "Androcles and the Lion" are:

Select ALL that apply- there may be more than one...

• Friendship

• Courage

• Challenges

• Forgiveness

In the play excerpt, "Brushfire!", the family is seeing a fire coming toward their home. The mom is frantic and running around. The dad ______________ interested in evacuation.

• is

• is not

The mother, Meg, reminds her husband, Ed, that he needs to focus on _________________.

• his piano

• priorities