What We Plant, We Will Eat

In the deathbed scene in "What We Plant, We Will Eat," why is the elder son furious with his father?

• His father gives everything to his brother.

• His father is not as rich as he thought.

• His father follows the law of the land.

• His father requires him to share.

In "What We Plant, We Will Eat," what does the youngest brother find as he leaves his brother's village after begging for some rice?

• a rice crop

• a hurt bird

• a large seed

• a magic melon

In "What We Plant, We Will Eat," what emerges from the magic melons that the elder brother plants?

Choose two options.

• snakes

• coins

• birds

• jewels

• warriors

The following questions has two parts.

The word tended has multiple meanings. What is the meaning of tended in this passage?

Heartbroken, the younger brother walked for many miles, far away from his home and village, until he found some broken-down land that nobody wanted. He tended it carefully, planting a small crop of rice and building a mud cottage that was thatched from the dirty straw that dropped from passing farm cart.

• frequently behaved in a certain way

• moved in a particular direction

• cultivated or looked after

• directed or waited on

Which words from the passage best supports the answer to part A?

Heartbroken, the younger brother walked for many miles, far away from his home and village, until he found some broken-down land that nobody wanted. He tended it carefully, planting a small crop of rice and building a mud cottage that was thatched from the dirty straw that dropped from passing farm cart.

• walked; far away

• broken down; dirty straw

• land; planting crop

• building; thatched; carts

The word willed has multiple meanings. What is the meaning of willed in this passage from "What We Plant, We Will Eat"?

It broke his heart to hear his wife and children moaning with hunger in their sleep, so he went to his wealthy brother to ask him to share some of the rice on the property which to their father had willed to them both.

• having determination of a specific kind

• used one's mind to cause something

• bestowed upon or handed down

• intended or wished to happen

The word combing has multiple meanings. What is the meaning of combing in this passage from "What We Plant, We Will Eat"?

When the elder brother heard of this good fortune, he was filled with jealousy and started searching for his own magic bird. He spent days combing the lands around his village, greedy for more power, more money, more land.

• grooming

• untangling

• rolling all around

• searching carefully

Which sentence from "What We Plant, We Will Eat" best supports the idea that the younger brother is a good man, worthy of his later good fortune?

• Heartbroken, the younger brother walked for many miles, far away from his home and village, until he found some broken down land that nobody wanted.

• One year, a drought overcame the land and the younger son's rice crop failed.

• The younger brother gave every spare scrap of food to his tiny children, who were so thin he could count their ribs.

• Laughing in delight, the younger brother pulled a melon off the vine and cut it open.

In "What We Plant, We Will Eat," which personal qualities are most valued?

• tradition and servitude

• kindness and diligence

• strength and courage

• wealth and creativity

Which excerpt from "What We Plant, We Will Eat" best supports the personal qualities that are most valued in the text?

• The younger brother worked hard and was kind to all he met. The elder brother, knowing he was to inherit his father's prosperous rice farm, was arrogant and proud.

• The elder brother was furious. The law of the land said that an elder son inherited everything.

• "It's my rice crop now," the elder brother cried with a cruel laugh. "Go away."

• Beside him, his wife gasped in astonishment. Inside, the melon was filled with so many gold coins that they spilled to the ground all around the starving family's feet.