The Storyteller

What is the primary theme of "The Storyteller"?

• The power of imagination and storytelling

• The importance of obeying authority figures

• The dangers of talking to strangers

• The joys of traveling by train

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What character trait best describes the bachelor in "The Storyteller"?

• Adventurous

• Caring

• Selfish

• Shy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which character in "The Storyteller" is the least interested in the aunt's story?

• The aunt herself

• The older child

• The small children

• The bachelor

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the primary conflict in "The Storyteller"?

• The conflict between the aunt and the bachelor

• The conflict between the children and the aunt

• The conflict between the aunt and the wolf

• The conflict between the children and the other passengers

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In the story, what prompts the aunt to tell the children a story?

• She wants to impress the other passengers.

• The children ask her for a story.

• She overhears the children talking about their previous adventures.

• She feels lonely and bored.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do the children in the story find disappointing about conventional stories? Check all that apply.

• Stories are too short.

• Stories with happy endings

• Hearing the same old stories

• plots too predictable

• There are more plot twists and unexpected events.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What word does the bachelor use to describe the children's aunt in the story?

• Clever

• Boring

• Dull

• Creative

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the moral lesson that the aunt's story is intended to teach?

• The importance of always obeying adults

• The value of being truthful and kind

• The idea that good children should always listen to their elders

• The unpredictability of life and the importance of seizing opportunities

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What symbolic role does the wolf play in the bachelor's story?

• The wolf represents the dangers of the forest.

• The wolf symbolizes the antagonist in the story.

• The wolf represents the unpredictable nature of life's events.

• The wolf symbolizes the power of storytelling.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What is the ultimate fate of the children in the aunt's story?

• They are rescued by a heroic prince.

• They live happily ever after.

• They are eaten by the wolf.

• Their fate is left uncertain.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6