Character Perspective: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

By using the first-person point of view, the author is able to show —

• the previously untold perspective of the narrator
• what the pigs think about the wolf’s aggressive behavior
• the enthusiasm the narrator feels while blowing down each house
• the narrator’s care and concern about his grandmother

What is the most likely reason that Alexander T. Wolfe has included paragraph 1 in the story?

• To educate readers about a wolf’s diet
• To discredit the original story of The Three Little Pigs
• To give readers detailed information about The Three Little Pigs
• To simulate the experience of being a big, bad wolf

The reader can conclude that when Alexander arrives at the first pigs house, Alexander is —

• unimpressed by the pig’s house and intelligence
• grateful to the pig for opening his house to him
• timid about visiting his new neighbor
• furious with the pig for not lending the cup of sugar

Read these sentences from the story.
"Hey, it's not my fault wolves eat cute little animals like bunnies and sheep and pigs. "(paragraph 2)
"It seemed like a shame to leave a perfectly good ham dinner lying there in the straw. So I ate it up." (paragraph 6)
Based on these sentences, the reader can infer that the narrator thinks he —

• should continue to seek his cup of sugar
• believes the brothers are responsible for their deaths
• eating a pig is like eating a cheeseburger
• is innocent and obligated to eat the pigs

Read this information about the origin of the word spoil.
from Latin spolium, meaning “to ruin”
This information helps the reader understand that the word spoil in paragraph 8 means —

• to damage severely or destroy
• to strip of goods, valuables
• to become bad, or unfit for use
• to treat with excess kindn

In paragraphs 9 and 10, why is the third pig’s response to the narrator’s request important to the story?

• It shows how pleased the pig is with the narrator’s decision to visit.
• It gives the pig a chance to tell his side of the story
• It provides the narrator with the support he needs to prove his innocence
• It allows the pig to give the narrator a chance to make the right decision

The wolf’s dedication to baking his grandmother a cake contributes to the development of the plot because it —

• allows the narrator to complete his cake baking project a surprise
• causes suspicion about his true motivation for asking to borrow sugar
• creates a mood of tension and suspense  
• provides the wolf with evidence of his innocent intent

The story reaches its climax when —

• the police show up to the third pig’s house
• the third pig yells,”and your old granny can sit on a pin!”
• Alexander T. Wolfe knocks on the third pig's door
• the first little pig was eaten

Which piece of text from the story best shows that Alexander T. Wolf’s believes he is the victim?

• “I don't know how this whole Big Bad Wolf thing got started, but it's all wrong.”
• “I was making a birthday cake for my dear old granny. I had a terrible sneezing cold. I ran out of sugar.”
• “He probably had a whole sackful of sugar. And he wouldn't give me even one little cup for my dear sweet old granny's birthday cake.”
  
• “And they made me the Big Bad Wolf. That's it The real story. I was framed.”

The description of the third little pig emphasizes the wolf’s —

• reasoning for his behavior at house three
• disappointment in the pig
• frustration towards the brothers
• anger towards the pig for not having sugar