Week 1: The Mouse's Wedding

Why did the guru change the little mouse into a human girl?

• To save the mouse from the river's dangerous waters

• To have the daughter that he and his wife had always wanted

• To trick the great Mouse King into getting married

• To protect the little mouse from dangerous predators

Answer explanation

Evidence in paragraph 2.

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3B

Read the sentences from paragraph 16.

"You are like no other human I have ever met," the king said to the girl. "You and I share the same spirit."

The Mouse King's words support the idea that -

• our outward appearance may hide our true nature

• those things most beautiful are often rotten on the inside

• the wisest among us are often the least powerful

• nobody can really tell what the future hold for us

Answer explanation

Evidence in paragraph 16

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8A

Why does the guru's daughter reject the idea of marrying the Sun God, the Wind God, and the Mountain God?

• She is really a mouse and doesn't want to marry a king of any sort.

• She is worried that her choice of a husband will make her parents unhappy.

• She does not want to spend her life with a husband that makes her uncomfortable

• She knows that she is in love with the mouse king.

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6H

The guru's daughter only agrees to marry the Mouse King after -

• meeting other men that her family has presented for marriage

• presenting the king with a riddle that is impossible to solve

• she realizes that she will never please her father and mother

• thinking carefully and getting to know him well

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8B

Which line from the story best shows the Mouse King to be thoughtful and smart?

• "Daughter, she said, "the mice have a great king known for his strength and kindness."

• "For as long as she thought, she could think of no reason not to marry the king of the mice."

• "She listened to his careful answers and laughed at his clever jokes."

• "Everyone was delighted when the Mouse King and the guru's daughter agreed to marry each other."

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6F

Which plot elements help the reader understand that this story is a folk legend (fiction).

• The story's setting along India's Ganges River

• Magical transformations and animals that speak.

• Interesting characters like an Indian guru and his wife.

• Characters that live together as a happy family.

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9A

Describe the story's resolution in your own words. Be careful to write complete and correct sentences. You must RESTATE & ANSWER!!