Aunty Misery

Aunty Misery spends most of her time

• hosting guests

• cleaning her hut

• looking after her pear tree

• taking care of her children

How do the neighborhood children treat Aunty Misery?

• they insult her

• they lie to her

• they throw things at her

• they threaten her

The first stranger who spends the night at Aunty Misery's hut is a(n)

• sorcerer

• prince

• man who is lost

• explorer

Aunty Misery wishes for

• good health

• a companion in her old age

• harm to come to the neighborhood children

• protection for her pear tree

Aunty Misery does not release children from her tree until they

• pay her for the fruit they have eaten

• promise never to steal fruit again

• agree to help her care for the tree

• give back the fruit they have taken

In the course of the tale, the tree is described as

• bearing less and less fruit

• becoming more lovely

• aging along with Aunty Misery

• losing its leaves

When a second traveler shows up at her door, Aunty Misery

• views him with suspicion

• believes he is the same stranger who visited her before

• welcomes him into her home

• asks him to grant her a wish

In order to trick Death into getting stuck in her tree, Aunty Misery

• tells Death that the pears taste delicious

• claims that she is too old to climb to the top of the tree

• convinces Death that he can make money by selling the pears

• reveals that there are children stuck in the tree

Aunty Misery agrees to free Death if he will

• allow her to live for another 20 years

• grant immortality to everyone in her town

• promise never to come for her again

• protect her pear tree forever

Which of the following sentences best restates the main idea of the last paragraph?

• Everyone encounters misery and death at some point.

• Promises are worth keeping.

• Be careful whom you blame for your problems.

• Life can be unfair.