Rumpelstiltskin

Who spun the straw into gold?

• the miller

• the miller's daughter

• the king

• the little man

What problem does the miller's daughter face at the beginning of the story?

• She does not love the king, but her father has threatened to kill her is she does not marry the king.

• She does not know how to spin straw into gold, but the king has threatened to kill her if she does not spin his straw into gold.

• She wants her necklace and ring back, but she has already given them to the little man in exchange for his help.

• She is afraid of the little man, but he is the only one who can spin straw into gold for her.

The little man is positive that nobody knows his name. What evidence from the text best supports this conclusion?

• "I will give you three days' time," said he. "If by that time you find out my name, then shall you keep your child."

• "Ha! Glad am I that no one know/ That Rumpelstiltskin I am styled."

• "Perhaps your name is Shortribs, or Sheepshanks, or Laceleg?" but he always answered, "That is not my name."

• And when soon afterward the little man came in, and asked, "Now Mistress Queen, what is my name?"

Why might Rumpelstiltskin have been jumping and shouting in his house?

• He was panicking because he thought his house had caught fire.

• He was celebrating, thinking he was going to get the Queen's child.

• He was performing a magical spell to get the Queen's child.

• He was upset because he knew that the Queen knew his name.

What is a theme of the story?

• It's important to keep one's promises.

• One should not be greedy.

• It's important to forgive others.

• One should pity the less fortunate.

Read these sentences from the text:

The manikin said, "What will you give me if I spin the straw for you this time also?"

"I have nothing left that I could give," answered the girl.

"Then promise me, if you should become Queen, your first child."

"Who knows where that will ever happen?" thought the miller's daughter; and, not knowing how else to help herself in this strait, she promised the manikin what he wanted, and for that he once more span the straw into gold.

What does the phrase "not knowing how else to help in this strait" mean based on the sentences?

• not knowing how to act like a Queen

• not knowing how to spin straw into gold

• not knowing how to break a promise

• now knowing how else to solve her problem

The miller's daughter gave the manikin her necklace, __________ he spun the straw into gold.

• but

• yet

• so

• like