A LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND

What happened to the old woman’s clothes ?

• They were burnt black as she went up through the chimney.

• They were lost in the wood.

• They were taken away by the thieves.

• They were torn by the wild animals.

What made St. Peter angry with the woman?

• her cakes

• she made a thin cake for him

• her greedy actions

• All

Which bird did the Saint's curse change the woman into ?

• sparrow

• crow

• parrot

• woodpecker

What curse did Saint Peter pronounce on the selfish woman?

• That she shall build her shelter as birds do.

• That she shall bore hard, dry wood for her scanty food.

• That she shall keep boring all day.

• All the above.

The little woman baked a cake for Saint Peter. Then why did she not give it to him?

• She thought it was too big to give away.

• She thought it was too small for the holy man.

• She thought the holy man won’t like it.

• She thought the cake was not tasty.

Why can’t people sleep the winter nights through in Northland?

• Because the nights are too short there.

• Because the nights are too long there.

• Because it is all the time night there.

• Because there is no night there.

Quote examples of Alliteration used in the poem.

• tell the tales to you

• faint with fasting

• cakes that seem too small

• all

Who is the poet of the poem 'A legend of Northland?'

• Anton Chekhov

• Phoebe Cary

• Jerome M Jerome

• Kenneth Anderson Junior

'And being faint with fasting, For the day was almost done.' Who was fasting?

• Lady baking cakes

• poet

• St. Peter

• not mentioned in the poem

'Black as a coal in the flame.' Which literary device is used in the line?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole