1.06 quiz - August 2021

Review the event:

In "The Magic Prison," Prince Harweda is released from the magic prison.

Which explains what this event symbolizes?

• His freedom from his own selfishness

• His understanding of the power of fate

Kaddo dies at the end of "Kaddo's Wall."

How does this help develop the theme (message) of the story?

• It shows that Kaddo didn't have to share his wealth with anybody.

• Death was a consequence of selfish actions.

"Ah, my pretty one, how glad I am that you are free at last!" cried the prince, watching the flight of his fellow prisoner. His face was bright with glad, unselfish joy.

Which of the following themes does the previous passage develop?

• Helping others often brings us more joy than helping ourselves.

• Birds deserve freedom.

Which detail from the story "The Magic Prison" foreshadows the palace becoming a prison?

• "Poor little thing!" he cried, as he sprang up; "you too are shut within this terrible prison. This thick darkness must be as hard for you to bear as it is for me."

• He spent hours each day before first one mirror and then another; and he did not notice that the windows were growing narrower and the mirrors wider.

Read the sentence from "The Magic Prison."

"You must be hungry, too, poor little thing!" he said, putting part of his apple into the bird's cage.

What is Prince Harweda's motivation for giving part of his apple to the bird?

• sadness

• starvation

• selfishness

• empathy

Choose TWO (2) themes from "Kaddo's Wall":

• You should do anything to survive.

• Nothing good will come of greediness and power.

• People of royal birth have more rights than common people.

• What goes around, comes around.

In "Kaddo's Wall," what does the wall symbolize to Kaddo?

Choose the best TWO (2) answers.

• power

• control

• injustice

• trust

Sogole is a wealthy and happy man. Unlike Kaddo, he gives away his food to people who are hungry or in need.

How does this develop the theme (message) of the story?

• It shows that Kaddo is greedy for asking for help.

• It foreshadows doom for Sogole.

• It shows that kind acts are rewarded.

• It foreshadows Kaddo's death.

In the beginning of "The Magic Prison," Prince Harweda spends most of his time staring into the mirrors.

How does his interaction with the mirrors change after the windows disappear?

• He gets angry when he can no longer see and tries to break the mirrors with the golden jar.

• He forgets about them because he is more interested in taking care of the bird and seeing the outside world again.

• He spends all day admiring himself in the mirrors and ignores the games and books in the room.

• He and the bird stand in front of them so they can look at themselves and all of the beautiful things in the room.

In "Kaddo's Wall," what does the mangy donkey symbolize?

• determination

• poverty

• greed

• trust