The passage below (paragraph 3) suggests that the villagers don’t stand up against their cruel lord mainly because _____. “What a dreadful decree! What a cruel and unreasonable lord we have,” the people of the village murmured. But the lord fearfully punished anyone who disobeyed him, and so villagers who turned seventy-one were tearfully carried into the mountains, never to return.

they are afraid of him doing something even crueler

they generally agree with most of his decisions

What event most strongly causes the son to have a change of heart about leaving his mother in the mountains?

He sees her leaving a trail of twigs so he can find his way back.

He realizes that she will probably die in the mountains.

He decides that he wants to teach the cruel young lord a lesson.

She is the only one who can solve Lord Higa’s first demand.

What is most closely the meaning of the word spare as it is used in the following passage (paragraph 19)? "Only one thing can spare you," Lord Higa announced. "Bring me a box containing one thousand ropes of ash and I will spare your village."

verb | to save from punishment or destruction

noun | an identical item that is kept and used in the event another is lost

verb | to give or lend something without inconvenience

adjective | additional; beyond what is required for use

Which of the following most closely identifies the second challenge Lord Higa gives to the village?

To thread a single piece of silk through log holes

To find a silver chest full of pieces of gold

To build a drum that sounds without being beaten

To find a box containing one thousand ropes of ash

Which of the following most closely identifies the third challenge Lord Higa gives to the village?

To build a drum that sounds without being beaten

To find a silver chest full of pieces of gold

To thread a single piece of silk through log holes

To find a box containing one thousand ropes of ash

Which passage from the text best supports the second challenge?

“This time he sent a log with a small hole that curved and bent seven times through its length, and he demanded that a single piece of silk thread be threaded through the hole.”

“Only one thing can spare you,’ Lord Higa announced. ‘Bring me a box containing one thousand ropes of ash and I will spare your village.”

“This time you will undoubtedly fail and then I shall conquer your village,’ he threatened. ‘Bring me a drum that sounds without being beaten.”

“Surely a young man like you cannot be wiser than all my wise men,’ he said. ‘Tell me honestly, who has helped you solve all these difficult problems?”

What best identifies the lesson the young lord learns at the story’s end?

To try to make peace with the surrounding villages

To hand over his title to someone older and wiser

Which passage from the text best supports the idea that the young lord has changed his perspective of the elders in the village?

C. “Rather, they will be treated with the respect and honor they deserve and share with us the wisdom of their years.”

A. “You are far wiser than any of the wise men of the village,’ he said, and he hurried to tell the young lord how to meet Lord Higa’s third demand.”

B. “Surely a young man like you cannot be wiser than all my wise men,’ he said. ‘Tell me honestly, who has helped you solve all these difficult problems?”

All of the following events occur in the rising action EXCEPT...

B. The young lord asks how the son is able to solve all of the challenges.

A. The son hides his mother in a secret room in his house.

C. The young lord declares that anyone 71 years of age must be taken to the mountains to die.

D. The mother breaks sticks to mark the path so her son can find his way back to the village safely.

According to the text, the young lord has the power to _____.

A. banish all of the first born sons in the village.

C. arrange the marriages between the young women and the wise men of the village.

D. meet with the wise elders of the village to figure out the solution to each challenge.

Which passage from the text best supports the power the young lord possesses over the villagers?

"We must hurry before the lord sends his soldiers for you." And she did not seem worried at all that she must go to the mountains to die."

"Fools!" the lord cried angrily. "What good is your wisdom if you cannot help me now?"

"I have been very wrong." he said finally. "And I must ask forgiveness of your mother and of all of my people. Never again will I demand that the old people of our village be sent to the mountains to die. Rather, they will be treated with the respect and honor they deserve and share with us the wisdom of their years."

"The young lord hurried once more to his wise men, but they all shook their heads in bewilderment. "A needle cannot bend its way through such curves," they moaned."

What can be inferred about the difficult challenges that Lord Higa assigned?

Lord Higa does not expect the challenges to be solved.

Lord Higa hopes the challenges will be solved.

How does the mother’s dialogue and actions help the reader to identify and develop the idea that elderly people often have more wisdom and knowledge?

The mother was able to quickly solve the lord’s problems.

The mother broke sticks and left them on the path up the mountain.

The mother hid under the kitchen floor in a secret room for two years.

The mother conspired with her son and the other villagers to remove the young, cruel lord’s power over them.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Only one thing can spare you. Bring me a box containing one thousand ropes of ash and I will spare your village.

the farmer

young lord

wise old woman

Lord Higa

village people

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I therefore decree that anyone over seventy-one must be banished from the village and left in the mountains to die.

the farmer

young lord

wise old woman

Lord Higa

village people

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Well, my son...the time has come for you to take me to the mountains.

the farmer

young lord

wise old woman

Lord Higa

village people

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What a dreadful decree! What a cruel and unreasonable lord we have.

the farmer

young lord

wise old woman

Lord Higa

village people

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

My lord, for the past two years I have broken the law of the land. I have kept my aged mother hidden beneath the floor of my house, and it is she who solved each of your problems and saved the village from Lord Higa.

the farmer

young lord

wise old woman

Lord Higa

village people

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“‘Even in such a small village there is much wisdom,’ he declared, ‘and its people should be allowed to live in peace.’”

the farmer

young lord

wise old woman

Lord Higa

village people

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

“‘How can anyone make a drum sound without beating it?’”

the farmer

young lord

wise old woman

Lord Higa

village people

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

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The Wise Old Woman - Test Review

Only one thing can spare you. Bring me a box containing one thousand ropes of ash and I will spare your village.

I therefore decree that anyone over seventy-one must be banished from the village and left in the mountains to die.

Well, my son...the time has come for you to take me to the mountains.

What a dreadful decree! What a cruel and unreasonable lord we have.

My lord, for the past two years I have broken the law of the land. I have kept my aged mother hidden beneath the floor of my house, and it is she who solved each of your problems and saved the village from Lord Higa.

“‘Even in such a small village there is much wisdom,’ he declared, ‘and its people should be allowed to live in peace.’”

“‘How can anyone make a drum sound without beating it?’”

“‘You are far wiser than any of the wise men of the village,’ he said, and he hurried to tell the young lord how to meet Lord Higa’s third demand.”

“‘What good is your wisdom if you cannot help me now?’”

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