The Tale of Three Brothers

Which words best help the reader understand the meaning of the word cunning in paragraph 1?

• he was angry

• said that each had earned a prize

• he pretended to congratulate

• he had been cheated

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1. What is the overall theme of the story?

• Arrogance leads to problems

• Death eventually takes all

• The bonds between brothers are stronger than Death

• Be careful what you wish for

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The reader can tell that the youngest brother dies also because…

• he “finally took off the Cloak of invisibility”

• “he attained a great age”

• “he greeted Death as an old friend”

• “Death took the second brother for his own.”

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1. In paragraph 3, what does the word arrogant mean?

• Humble

• Pretentious

• Reluctant

• Young

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How does Death most likely feel at the end of the story?

• Furious because he had to wait many years for the younger brother

• Satisfied because at last he was able to find the younger brother, and he took all three brothers.

• Miserable because the younger brother grew old

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Name the three (3) items given to the brothers by Death.

• Song, Phone, Goat

• Wand, Bone, Croak

• Pond, Stone, Moat

• Wand, Stone, Cloak

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Who has the Cloak of Invisibility at the end of the story?

• The resurrected girlfriend of the second brother

• The man who killed the oldest brother

• The youngest brother's son

• Death

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Three brothers were traveling along a road at...

• Twilight

• Midnight

• Midday

• Midnight

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How did the brothers manage to cross the treacherous water?

• They flew over it

• They tried to swim but drowned

• They ased Death for help

• They made a bridge appear across it

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Why did Death give the three brothers a gift of their choice?

• Death gave them a gift because they were STUPID enough to enrage him.

• Death gave them a gift because they were SMART enough to persuade him.

• Death gave them a gift because they were BRAVE enough to invade him.

• Death gave them a gift because they were CLEVER enough to evade and cheat him.

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