Quite a Tale

Both Mel and Ned use words like "nah, throwed, and warn't." This language shows that they

• get confused while speaking, and have to pause and think

• have trouble speaking english

• have the accents and speech of older men who grew up in the country

• are professional fishermen

From the men's dialogue, the reader can tell that-

• Mel and Ned have probably known each other for a long time

• Mel and Ned g=have had many arguments in the past

• Mel and Ned catch a lot of fish in the lake every year

• Mel and Ned dislike each other

The facts stated by Ned in lines 10 and 11 are examples of-

• onomatopoeia

• free verse

• third person narration

• exaggeration

Which feature helps the reader identifythis play as a tall tale?

• Two characters on a stage

• Exaggerated details

• First person narrators

• stage directions

Read these lines from the selection

The Cooleys, all 225 of 'em, helped me eat that fish. We still had leftovers for weeks.

What can the reader conclude from this statement?

• The Cooley family enjoys picnicking with Ned

• Ned and his family soon tired of eating fish everyday for weeks.

• Mel is not as good a fishermen as Ned

• Ned's fish would have been impossibly large

The suffix -ly helps the reader understand that the word silently in the final stse directions means-

• with great emotion

• Without any sound

• taking place at once; immediate

• becoming quit in a gradual way

The stage directions and dialogue show the reader that this play is meant-

• to entertain the reader with a humorous tale

• To form a small part of a larger novel

• to show readers what life is like in rural areas with lakes

• To be presented in front of an audience

Which of the following statements from the party's dialogue could be verified as a fact?

• Nah, seems pretty slow, Mel

• A real Humdinger, last year was

• The Cooley family was having a reunion over at the dock.

• Nowadays it's hard to catch a big fis.