Bouki Over A Barrel

Read the excerpt from page 14 and then answer the question. 

When [Lapin] trudged on back to the field, Bouki was sweating over his second sack of cotton. "What’d they name the baby this time?" he grumbled. "Halfway?" "How did you guess?" said Lapin. "Moitié it is." Compère Bouki just shook his head and said, "What next?" Compère Lapin went back to picking cotton, working slower than a slug on Sunday.

Part A

What does the excerpt tell you about Bouki’s character? 

• He is smart.

• He is lazy.

• He is hardworking.

• He is thoughtful.

When [Lapin] trudged on back to the field, Bouki was sweating over his second sack of cotton. "What’d they name the baby this time?" he grumbled. "Halfway?" "How did you guess?" said Lapin. "Moitié it is." Compère Bouki just shook his head and said, "What next?" Compère Lapin went back to picking cotton, working slower than a slug on Sunday.

Which part of the text best supports your answer to Part A? 

• “Bouki was sweating over his second sack of cotton.” 

• “‘Halfway?’ ‘How did you guess?’ said Lapin. ‘Moitié it is.’” 

• “. . . working slower than a slug on Sunday.”

• “‘What’d they name the baby this time?’ he grumbled.” 

Select all signal words that are “Relationship Words”.

• therefore

• because

• before

• but

Select all signal words that are “Order Words”.

• then

• before

• but

• Next

Think about the story “Bouki Over a Barrel."

Part A

What is the lesson of “Bouki Over a Barrel”?

Responses

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• If you think something is not a good idea, don’t do it. 

• Celebrate when you succeed.

• Make sure to be there for the people you care about. 

• If you work hard, you will be rewarded.

Part B

Which line from the text best supports your answer to Part A? 

Responses

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• “‘One of my sisters is calling me to a baptism. She wants me to be the godfather to her baby and help name the little thing.”

• “‘The only thing that kept me going all day,’ (Bouki) groaned, ‘was the thought of all that sweet rum cake and all that cool, creamy butter.’”

• “And Compère Bouki was so desperate that, against his better judgement, he decided to ask that half-pint hare for help.”

• “‘But looks to me like we’ll be needing something to celebrate with at the end of the harvest. What say we treat ourselves to a barrel of rum cake?’”

Read the excerpt from page 9 and then answer the question.

Now Lapin couldn’t resist playing tricks on Bouki any more than he could turn down a piece of King Cake on Mardi Gras. "I can’t wait to get to work," he said sweetly. "But looks to me like we’ll be needing something to celebrate with at the end of the harvest. What say we treat ourselves to a barrel of rum cake?"

What are the Louisiana elements mentioned in the passage? Choose the best two. 

Responses

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• Mardi Gras

• harvest

• King Cake

• tricks

Read the excerpt from page 8 and then answer the question.

Lapin’s ears pricked up as he followed Bouki’s line of thinking. "You drive a hard bargain, Bouki," he said. "But I wouldn’t want to take advantage of you. I suppose I could do it for a third."

Which word has a similar meaning to the word drive as it is used in the excerpt?

Responses

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• to keep going

• to stop something

• to make something happen

• to cause something to move