"The Wise Old Woman" Comprehension Check

Why do the villagers follow the lord's decree?

• The villagers knew if they didn't they would get ill.

• The villagers fear punishment.

• The villagers knew they would face ridicule if they didn't.

• The villagers didn't follow the lord's decree.

Where does the farmer hide his mother?

• in a secret room under the kitchen floor

• in the mountains

• in a shelter behind the house

• in a hidden basement near their house

What is Lord Higa's first demand?

• a drum that can beat without being beaten

• a thousand ropes of ash

• to defeat the enemy

• silk piece of thread being threaded through a hole

What is Lord Higa's second demand?

• a drum that can beat without being beaten

• a thousand ropes of ash

• to defeat the enemy

• silk piece of thread being threaded through a hole

What is Lord Higa's final demand?

• a drum that can beat without being beaten

• a thousand ropes of ash

• to defeat the enemy

• silk piece of thread being threaded through a hole

What is the solution to Lord Higa's second demand?

• place a bee inside a drum

• soak the rope in salt and it will keep its shape

• place sugar on the outside of a hole and place a ant at the opposite hole with a thread attached

• one of the characters has to be defeated in the duel

What does the young Lord learn at the end of the story?

• He didn't learn anything

• Slow and steady win the race.

• Elderly people have invaluable wisdom.

• Don't judge a book by its cover.