Week 4 Scholastic Book Battle

The sounds of laughter, music, and dancing vanished from the village because

• everyone got busy in planning their escape from the war.

• not a soul lived there anymore.

• the disease had spread to every household in the village.

• of a new law by the government.

What made the villagers temporarily forget the war?

• Nadia's beautiful ballet dances

• Nadia's delicate blue flowers

• Nadia's flavored cakes and breads

• Nadia's beautiful paintings of the valley

Nadia _____, told them stories and whispered good night to them every day.

• looked after the children

• locked the sheep

• fed her sisters

• watered the blue flowers

Nadia's happiness at the sprouting of a flower encouraged

• the two armies to stop the war.

• everyone to climb the trees.

• the villagers to rebuild their village.

• everyone to take up gardening.

Nadia spent the night huddled in darkness because

• she did not have any candles to light.

• the police were around to arrest her.

• there was fire and bombing all around.

• there were murderers on the loose.

The rumbling sound that Nadia heard was

• of a musical concert from a town close by.

• of the planes that dropped bombs.

• actually only in her imagination.

• of prayer songs being sung in temples.

After ten days of watering, Nadia cried with joy because

• she saw her lost little brothers and sisters.

• she saw a big pot of gold hidden in the grass.

• she saw a big basket of fruits and vegetables.

• she saw a blooming blue star in the grass.

Nadia was scared of the oncoming war but she did not stop

• caring for her flowers.

• going to the town school.

• looking after little children.

• taking the sheep up the mountains.

The Wood said Amorsolo could turn the wooden horse into a real one by

• selling it in the market to buy a real one.

• taking it to a doctor to inject life into it.

• using his violin to create his own magic.

• praying to the village gods every day.

Nadia's village thought that the tall mountains

• hid lots of gold and silver.

• were the best places to attack the enemy.

• would keep them safe from the war.

• would fall on them anytime.