"The Third Wish" by Joan Aiken

1. What does Mr. Peters hear when he is driving through the forest?

• A bird singing
• The sound of a car approaching
• A faint crying and thrashing
• The wind blowing through the trees

2. What does Mr. Peters find entangled in the thorn bushes?

• A deer
• A swan
• A rabbit
• A fox

3. Who is the little man that appears by the water?

• The King of the Forest
• A wizard
• A forest spirit
• An old traveler

4. How many wishes does Mr. Peters expect to receive?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

5. What does Mr. Peters wish for with his first wish?

• Wealth
• A beautiful house
• A wife as beautiful as the forest
• A long life

6. What element of her new home makes Leita happy?

• The city life
• Her husband's money
• The river
• Her new job

7. What suggestion does Mr. Peters make to help Leita?

• To travel the world
• To turn her sister into a human
• To visit her family
• To buy a new house

8. How does Mr. Peters use his second wish?

• To become rich
• To make Leita happy
• To turn Leita back into a swan
• To gain wisdom

9. Leita does not love her husband, Mr. Peters.

• True
• False

10. How do people in the area feel about Mr. Peters and his swans?

• They are frightened of him
• They ignore him
• They are envious of him
• They admire him