The Boy ... & The Parrot...

What is the initiating event in this story?

• The arrival of the animals

• The boy going to live with his uncle

• the introduction of the bear

• the abandonment of the boy in the cave.

Which statement expresses the theme of the story?

• Orphans always suffer.

• Besides food and shelter, the most important thing a family offers is love.

• You should never enter a cave if your enemy is standing outside.

• Animals are more kind and generous than humans.

The author most likely meant for this story to be --

• terrifying

• uplifting

• funny

• serious

The word diminutive in paragraph 6 means --

• tiny

• clear

• dark

• insignificant

precipitous (adj) abrupt, sharp, steep, headlong

If the author had wanted to replace the word precipitous in paragraph 2, what would be the most precise word to use from the thesaurus entry?

• abrupt

• sharp

• steep

• headlong

The short sentences and simple language make this story seem--

• complicated

• timeless

• modern

• insignificant

Which stanza is not an example of a quatrain?

• stanza 1

• stanza 3

• stanza 5

• stanza 12

What is the rhyme pattern for most of the stanzas?

• abca

• abab

• aabb

• aaba

The parrot is a symbol of--

• nature

• inner beauty

• sportiness

• vanity

What does the description in stanza 9 mean?

• The wren was born in the spring.

• The wren has never wandered too far from home.

• The wren enjoys flying to foreign places.

• The wren makes her home in a nest.