When the Giant Stirred

Why do people bring flowers to the mountain when it stirs?

• They hope the flowers will calm the mountain.

• They learn that the flowers belong to the mountain.

• They want the mountain to look as colorful as the underwater garden.

• They hope that the mountain will finally wake up once it notices their gift.

Why do the people leave the island after the birds do?

• They believe that the birds will lead them to their new home.

• They feel that without the birds, the island has lost its beauty.

• They are too afraid to stay without the birds there to guard them.

• They think that when the birds are gone, the mountain will be angry.

What happens in the middle of the story?

• The sea turtles bury their eggs in the sand.

• The mountain blows up and wrecks the island.

• The people meet villagers from an island nearby.

• The mountain gods come to talk to the chief of the village.

The story says that the people scrambled to find a safe place on the new island. What does scrambled mean?

• swam around

• gathered food

• moved quickly

• stayed together

What is happening on the old island in the last scenes of the story?

• The mountain is making waves in the sea.

• The people are moving back to their homes.

• Another mountain is letting out puffs of black smoke.

• Plants and animals that had once lived there are returning.

What is an example of a simile in this legend?

• A sleepy village of grass-thatched houses.

• Most of the time it was quiet.

• Over all of this peaceful island towered a great, cone-shaped mountain.

• It let out a puff of smoke or rumbled like a giant mumbling in his sleep.

Is the mountain really a giant?

• No

• Yes

Why does the author use figurative language to describe the mountain?

• To compare the mountain to a giant because a giant is big, scary, and dangerous, even if it is sleeping.

• To persuade the reader to visit mountains.

What do the island people think about the mountain and how do they treat it?

• They think it is a place for animals and flowers.

• They think it is a god and they use gifts and prayers to get the mountain to act a certain way.

• They think that it is a landform on their island with no power.

• They think it is evil.

What does the illustration tell you about the island people's feelings that the text does not?

• They are happy.

• They are excited.

• They are scared and nervous.

• They are mad.