4th Reading (4.8A, 4.12A)

Which statement best describes a main theme of the story?

• Trolls are kind. 

  
  

• Cats are ferocious.

•  Using your wits can make for a happy ending.

• People from Denmark are clever. 

  
  

Which character from the story acts as the best example of this theme?

• the hunter

• Franz 

• a troll

•  the bear

What evidence from the text supports the theme?

• The hunter had

  just captured a large, white bear and planned to present it to the king of Denmark.

• “Very well,” said Franz. “You may stay, at your own risk, but I must get the house

  ready for the trolls. If I don’t, they will be furious.”

• “Yes, Franz said. I still have the cat. It is lying under the stove, and, earlier this year, it had seven kittens. Now, all of the kittens have grown up. They are bigger and fiercer than their mother!”

• At sunset, the trolls arrived. They stormed into the house and began a raucous

  celebration.

One way you could figure out the theme is to...

• Skim through the story
• Just read the beginning of the story
• Think about what the character has learned
• Read the ending of the story

Explain how the hunter and the bear change the situation for Franz. Support your answer with text evidence.