"The Stone"

In "The Stone", Mabon often disagrees with his wife. At the beginning of the story Maibon's character traits are lazy and foolish. Which two character traits describe Modrona?

• lazy and foolish

• weak and nagging

• practical and clever

• mean and dishonest

What is the climax in "The Stone"?

• Everything stops changing

• Maibon can't get rid of the stone

• Modrona fusses at Maibon for making a selfish wish

• Doli tells Maibon that he must really want rid of the stone

In which part of the plot was Mabon truly happy?

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Exposition

Which is the biggest change in Maibon from the beginning to the end of the story?

• how he feels about his wife

• how he feels about growing older

• how he feels about the Fair Folk

• how he feels about magic

What is the exposition in this story?

• Maibon is proud to grow old

• Maibon wishes to stay young forever, but everything around him "freezes" in time.

• Maibon sees an old man and decides he doesn't want to grow old.

• Maibon tries to get rid of the stone several more times; buries it, throws it in a water well, pounds it.

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

• Maibon and his wife quarrel and she turns out to be right about everything

• Maibon gets his wish to stay young, but he learns that change is necessary

• Maibon's magic stone brings him bad luck, and he learns to trust the Fair Folk

• Maibon does not change and his children are soon older than their father

Which of Maibon's sayings (think FAST) show how he felt about growing older?

• "Eh, well it's true, I feel no different than I did this morning."

• "No, no, you shan't cheat me of my due."

• "If that's the way things are now, the older I grow, the worse it will be!"

• "Eh, things do seem a little late these days."