Blancaflor- Comprehension quiz

What is the plot summary of Blancaflor?

• Blancaflor is a mystery novel about a girl who solves a murder case

• Blancaflor is a folktale about a prince who faces danger to honor his word.

• Blancaflor is a horror story about a girl who is haunted by a ghost

• Blancaflor is a science fiction novel about a girl who travels through time

Who are the main characters in Blancaflor?

• Blancaflor and Cinderella

• Blancaflor and King Arthur

• Blancaflor and Prince Alfonso

• Blancaflor and Snow White

What is the theme of Blancaflor?

• live and let live

• a person's word should be honored

• teamwork makes the dream work

• only the good die young

What causes Viento to run faster?

• Blancaflor feeds him some "special" food.

• Blancaflor whispers in his ear.

• Alfonso gives him good thoughts of his mother's love and his father's kindness.

• An eagle picks him up.

What are the three tasks that Alfonso is given?

• To bake some bread, make some wine, and fight a dragon.

• To make some bread, fight an eagle, and find a lost ring.

• Ride on the back of an eagle, make some bread, and make some wine.

• To bake some bread, make some wine, and find a lost ring.

1. Why did Alfonso agree to go the Land of No Return in three years?

• to seek a long lost ring
• to find a princess to marry
• in exchange for a cure for his ill father
• in exchange for Blancaflor’s hand in marriage

2. Who helped Alfonso complete the three tasks he was given at the Three Silver Towers?

• Viento
• an eagle
• Blancaflor
• Blancaflor’s father

3. Which task was Alfonso given after he made the wine?

• make some bread
• ride an eagle over the ocean
• race a horse up a steep mountain
• bring back a ring lost in the ocean

4. What caused Viento to run faster?

• Alfonso gave Viento some food.
• The eagle gave Viento his speed.
• Blancaflor spoke to Viento softly.
• Alfonso gave Viento the thoughts of his mother's love and his father's kindness.

5. What message does the author want to give the reader?

• Live and let live.
• Teamwork makes the dream work.
• A person's word should be honored.
• The wicked often fall into their own snares.