Anna and the Painted Eggs

Anna and her family are getting ready for _______.

• Thanksgiving

• Easter

• Christmas Day

• Valentine’s Day

What did the old woman do every night before she found the goose?

• She painted eggs.

• She read books.

• She played her music box.

• She told stories to her son.

Pysanky eggs are Ukrainian Easter eggs. What does UKRAINIAN mean?

• made from eggs

• from the country of Ukraine

• covered with snow

• made just for you

Who painted the eggs Anna’s mother takes from the box?

• Anna

• Grandmother Sasha

• Anna’s mother

• Grandmother Sasha’s grandmother

Grandmother told Anna the story of the dancing goose after _____.

• Anna painted a special egg

• Anna saw the special music box

• Anna sold all her painted eggs

• Anna met the old woman with the goose

Why does Anna get up early the next morning?

• She is hungry.

• She has trouble sleeping.

• She is worried about the goose.

• She is excited about painting the eggs.

Why did the woman in Grandmother Sasha’s story have dozens of goose eggs?

• Her geese laid too many eggs.

• She wanted to paint on them.

• She couldn’t go to the market because of the snow.

• She loved to save eggs.

Which of the following best leads readers to believe that Anna enjoys Grandmother Sasha’s stories?

• Anna only likes stories from old storybooks.

• Anna listens to more than one of Grandmother Sasha’s stories.

• Anna knows she’ll get another gift if she pays attention to her grandmother.

• Anna claps and jumps up and down at the end of each story.

What is a village?

• a festival

• a small community of people

• a music box

• a baby goose

Why does Anna decide to put a dancing goose on her egg?

• Her favorite bird is a goose.

• She wants it to be like the music box.

• She has a goose for a pet.

• Her mother told her to.