The Story of the Stone

In "The Stone", Mabon often disagrees with his wife. At the beginning of the story Maibon's character traits are lazy and foolish. Which two character traits describe Modrona?

• lazy and foolish

• weak and nagging

• practical and clever

• mean and dishonest

What is the climax in "The Stone"?

• Everything stops changing

• Maibon can't get rid of the stone

• Modrona fusses at Maibon for making a selfish wish

• Doli tells Maibon that he must really want rid of the stone

In which part of the plot was Mabon truly happy?

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Exposition

Which is the biggest change in Maibon from the beginning to the end of the story?

• how he feels about his wife

• how he feels about growing older

• how he feels about the Fair Folk

• how he feels about magic

What is the exposition in this story?

• Maibon is proud to grow old

• Maibon wishes to stay young forever, but everything around him "freezes" in time.

• Maibon sees an old man and decides he doesn't want to grow old.

• Maibon tries to get rid of the stone several more times; buries it, throws it in a water well, pounds it.

Which of the following is the best summary of the story?

• Maibon and his wife quarrel and she turns out to be right about everything

• Maibon gets his wish to stay young, but he learns that change is necessary

• Maibon's magic stone brings him bad luck, and he learns to trust the Fair Folk

• Maibon does not change and his children are soon older than their father

Which of Maibon's sayings (think FAST) show how he felt about growing older?

• "Eh, well it's true, I feel no different than I did this morning."

• "No, no, you shan't cheat me of my due."

• "If that's the way things are now, the older I grow, the worse it will be!"

• "Eh, things do seem a little late these days."