Anansi and the Talking Watermelon

1. Which of these traits does not

describe Anansi?

• Clever

• Tricky

• Honest

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What trick did Anansi play

on Possum?

• A He made Possum think that

  the watermelon grew.

• B He made Possum think that

  the watermelon talked.

• C He made Possum think that

  the watermelon jumped.

• D He made Possum think that

  the watermelon read a book.

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In the story, it said that Anansi

gorged himself. What does

gorged mean?

• A jumped down

• B Hid from People

• C Ate a lot of Food

• D Sneaked up on someone

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Why did King Bear throw

the watermelon?

• A He wanted to see how

  far he could throw it.

• B It called him a fool.

• C It did not talk to him.

• D He wanted to break

  it and eat it.

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How did Possum feel when

he first heard the voice coming

from inside the watermelon?

• A happy

• B angry

• C Puzzled

• D Disappointed

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What is the problem in this story?

• A The watermelon split

  wide open.

• B King Bear became angry.

• C Possum thought watermelons

  could talk.

• D Anansi was stuck inside

  the watermelon.

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Who was the first animal Possum

met on his way to see King Bear?

• A Anansi

• B Raccoon

• C a talking watermelon

• D King Bear

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Why did Anansi wait until

Possum took a nap to go

into the watermelon patch?

• A He wanted to be able

  to wake up Possum.

• B He didn’t want Possum

  to see him.

• C He wanted to eat late

  in the day.

• D He wanted to surprise Possum.

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What do you think Possum was

hoping the king would do when

he heard the watermelon talk?

• A cut the watermelon up

  and share it with all of

  the animals

• B give him a reward for

  bringing him an amazing

  watermelon

• C yell at Possum for bringing

  him a big watermelon

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How can you tell that Anansi

didn’t learn a lesson from being

stuck in the watermelon?

• A He apologized to Possum

  for playing a trick on him.

• B He tried to trick Possum

  with a talking peach.

• C He played another trick

  on the king.

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