"The Three Brass Pennies"

In the beginning of the story, how does Ah Fo meet the magician?

• The magician is fighting the evil magician for the three brass pennies.

• The magician is a spider eating the evil magician who is a fly.

• Ah Fo frees the magician by rubbing a magic lamp.

• The magician is a bee trapped in a web by the evil magician disguised as a spider.

Choose the 3 wishes that Ah Fo made.

• To read thoughts

• To never be poor

• Foretell the future

• Acquire knowledge effortlessly

Why does the magician give Ah Fo three wishes?

• Ah Fo turned the magician from a bee back to his human form.

• The magician gave Ah Fo a riddle which he answered correctly.

• The magician was grateful that Ah Fo saved him from the evil magician.

• None of the above are correct.

After the magician tells Ah Fo he may have 3 wishes, what does Ah Fo do?

• Ah Fo makes three wishes right away.

• Ah Fo waits a week to make his wishes.

• Ah Fo tells the magician he only wants one wish...infinite wishes!

• Ah Fo asks for a day to consider his wishes.

Which power does Ah Fo try to use first?

• Ah Fo tries to see into the future

• Ah Fo easily solves math problems that were too difficult before his power.

• Ah Fo reads his friend's mind.

• He uses all three at once.

Choose the correct central idea(s) from the story.

• A magician grants Ah Fo three wishes but instead of gaining power, Ah Fo is unhappier than he was as a poor student.

• After the three wishes make Ah Fo's life miserable, he realizes that true happiness comes from within yourself.

• When the wishes bring Ah Fo misery, he realizes he was better off before making the wishes.

• None of the above.

Foreshadowing...

• is a way for authors to create suspense.

• tells the reader that an earlier event may effect the story and make an impact later.

• builds expectations and makes reading fun by predicting what might happen.

• is all of the above.

Which options show foreshadowing in "The Three Brass Pennies?"

• The magician is worried about the three wishes that Ah Fo made.

• Ah Fo is very unhappy that the math problems were so easily solved.

• Both answers are correct.

• None of the above are correct.

True or false: A theme in the story is "Getting what you desire does not guarantee happiness."

• True

• False

Did this quiz help your understanding of "The Three Brass Pennies?"

• Yes, definitely!

• Yes, kind of.

• Not really.

• Not at all.