Rubber Man and The Stone That Ground Flour by Itself

#20. "Who are you?" Anansi shouted, trying to free himself. But the rubber was too sticky, and soon Anansi was completely immobile. (paragraph 22).

If mobile means "able to move," what does immobile mean?

• not able to move

• able to move fast

• a state of motion

• someone who moves

#21. PART A:

What is the lesson, or moral, of "The Rubber Man"?

• It is wise to save up for the future.

• Family is the most important thing there is.

• It is foolish to place your trust in strangers.

• Honesty and hard work is the best policy.

#21. PART B:

Select the sentence from the text that BEST supports your answer to Part A.

• "Anansi laughed. "Of course not! Whoever heard of groundnuts growing already roasted and salted."

• "Anansi was so ashamed that he changed into a spider and hid in the rafters of his house, where no one could see him."

• "After his wife fell asleep, Anansi snuck out of the house."

• "It was the rainy season, and everyone was busy planting crops."

#22. Why does Anansi try to trick his cousin, Kofi, in "The Stone That Ground Flour by Itself"?

• Anansi is hungry, and he wants to help the hungry villagers.

• Anansi is greedy, and he is impatient to learn Kofi's secret.

• Anansi is annoyed that Kofi will not share his secret and wants to punish him.

• Anansi is generous and wants to share his secret with Kofi.

#23. Anansi is the main character in both "The Rubber Man" and "The Stone That Ground Flour by Itself." Which two details are true of Anansi in both of the stories?

• In both stories, Anansi would rather sleep than work honestly.

• In both stories, Anansi dishonestly tricks his cousin.

• In both stories, Anansi behaves selfishly and steals.

• In both stories, Anansi lies to his wife about what he is doing.

• In both stories, Anansi pays for his bad behavior.

#24. Select a sentence from the story excerpt that tells the reader that the stories take place at different times.

"The Rubber Man"

• It was the rainy season, and everyone was busy planting crops.

• Anansi, however, was too busy sleeping to work on his farm.

• While other men in the village dug and planted all day, Anansi did not do a bit of work.

#24. Select a sentence from the story excerpt that tells the reader that the stories take place at different times.

"The Stone That Ground Flour by Itself"

• A great famine spread throughout the land.

• The villagers looked thin and pale for lack of food.

• Only one family appeared well.

• This was the household of Kofi, the cousin of Anansi the spider.