"The Crane Maiden" & "Aunty Misery"

What does the old man in "The Crane Maiden" discover in the marsh?

• silver dishes

• a young girl

• a trapped bird

• beautiful cloth

In "The Crane Maiden" the couple makes the terrible mistake of...

• trapping the crane in the marsh

• making a lonely girl their daughter

• selling their daughter's cloth for gold

• peeking into their daughter's weaving room

Before she begins to weave, the girl in "The Crane Maiden" asks the old couple to promise to...

• leave her alone while she weaves

• free more trapped birds

• give her new kimonos

• pay her in gold

Which sentence best summarizes the events in "The Crane Maiden"?

• The beauty of a crane deeply moves an old man when he releases it from a trap.

• When two old people adopt a lonely gril, her weaving talent enriches their lives.

• An old couple gains a supernatural gift because of their kindness, but loses it through curiosity

• Each year, an old couple leaves a bowl of grain for a beautiful crane

What is the climax of "The Crane Maiden"?

• when the old man frees the bird

• when the old couple peeks into the room and finds out the girl is actually a crane

• when they leave food out for the bird

• when the couple sells the cloth for gold

What theme or message can be learned from "The Crane Maiden"?

• Accept others for their differences.

• Love your family.

• Keep your promise.

• Run away from love.

Why does the sorcerer grant the old woman's wish in "Aunty Misery"?

• He saw children stealing her fruit.

• He pities her because she lives alone.

• She gave him food and a place to sleep.

• She helped him find his way through the woods.

The old woman captures Death in "Aunty Misery" because she

• makes Death sick from eating pears from the tree

• informs Death that there are children in the tree

• persuades Death to leave and never come back

• tells Death to climb her tree and he gets stuck

In the folktales "The Crane Maiden" and "Aunty Misery," people ..

• supernaturally change into birds

• receive a supernatural gift for being kind

• lose a supernatural gift for bein too curious

• behave badly and are supernaturally punished

A person who is mournful is ...

• unfriendly

• sorrowful

• wasteful

• hungry