6.3 Comprehension

What does the couple have tow of at the beginning of the selection?

• coins

• cars

• babies

• spoons

After having dinner with the poor couple, why does the rich man stay awake that night?

• Something he ate as kept him awake.

• He was thinking about what the couple had said.

• There were dogs howling outside his window.

• The couple had served him too much food.

Why does the neighbor's servant go to the poor people's house?

• His master is acting oddly, and the servant thinks they know why.

• His master had left his coat at the couple's house the night before.

• The servant needs to borrow a spoon from the couple.

• The servant wants to give the couple vegetables from the garden.

After a year, why does the neighbor return to the couple's house?

• There is a party for the baby's first birthday.

• He wants to know how anyone can have a spoon for every bite.

• He has been trying to make the soup and wants the woman's recipe.

• He wants some of his spoons back.

Why does the couple's friend not reuse his spoon?

• It has to be washed before it can be used again.

• It bent when he used it.

• It is eaten after every bite.

• It gets dropped on the floor.