Podhu and Aruwa

Why does Aruwa think that his spear is magic?

• His father told him it was.

• It turns people into animals.

• He learned to hunt with it.

• It is very carefully made.

Which of the following phrases from the story tells you why Podhu is afraid of the Great Forest?

• He found paths made by wild pigs and timid deer.

• no one wishes to be turned into a tree or an ape

• you could go and carve yourself a field out of the Great Forest

• There all was cold and green and gloomy

According to the story, disagreements between people

• are caused by people being mean and dishonest.

• are easy to settle if people like each other.

• do no harm so people can usually ignore them.

• are likely unless people plan ways to avoid them.

A big family row most likely means

• the family members argue

• the family members stand in a line

• the family members separate

• the family members lose their harvest

When Podhu suggests that they live together, Aruwa mentions to Podhu the saying that two brothers can never live peacefully together. This lets readers know that

• Aruwa does not want to go to the edge of the great Forest.

• Aruwa wants to have a fight with Podhu.

• Aruwa wants to be sure that Podhu has thought about it.

• Aruwa does not want to live with Podhu.

According to the old Dorobo woman, to succeed with with elephants a person must have

• his own kraal

• a field of maize near the Great Forest

• a magic, blue bead

• courage, patience and goodness

Which of the following is the best summary of the story?

• Podhu and Aruwa find their crops destroyed

• Podhu and Aruwa learn to go their separate ways

• Podhu proves his love for Aruwa and wins his pardon

• Aruwa finds a way to get revenge on Podhu

Pointed questions are most likely questions that

• are difficult to answer

• are surprising

• show that the questioner wants a specific response

• show that the questioner is foolish

According to the elephant chief why did the elephants ruin Podhu and Aruwa's field of maize.

• They didn't want humans living near the Great Forest.

• They didn't know that maize was planted by Podhu and Aruwa and was not wild.

• The didn't want fields of crops near the Great Forest.

• They didn't know the maize was something good to eat.

What happens first in the story?

• The elephants debate with each other over whether to kill Podhu.

• The elephants feel ashamed at running away from Podhu.

• The elephants take the magic spear to their kraal.

• The elephants become quiet when their chief speaks.