The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Which word best describes the Mayor's character based on his actions?

• Generous

• Honest

• Greedy

What does the story suggest about keeping promises?

• Breaking promises can lead to serious consequences.

• It only matters if money is involved.

• It has no real impact.

All of the following describe the setting EXCEPT...?

• "Hamelin town's in Brunswick"

• "A pleasanter spot you never spied"

• "Almost five hundred years ago"

• "To see townsfolk suffer so"

The Pied Piper is known for using his charms to do what?

• Entertain royalty with his music

• Outwit evil ogres.

• Rid places of creatures that do people harm.

• Hypnotize politicians into doing what he says.

What does the description of the Pied Piper reveal about this character?

• His piercing eyes and smiling face imply that the Pied Piper is secretly evil.

• His strange and prominent instrument reveals that the Pied Piper uses music to manipulate people.

• His mismatched style of dress suggests that the Pied Piper is somewhat unbalanced and corrupt.

• His unusual appearance suggests that the Pied Piper is strange and mischievous, and unlike other people.

When the Piper came to collect his reward, what happened?

• The Council exiles him from the town.

• The townspeople shower him with riches.

• They make him king.

• The Mayor refused to pay him the full amount.

What happens as a result of the Mayor's refusal to pay the Piper?

• The Piper releases the rats back into the town.

• The Piper plays his pipe and lures all the children of the town away.

• The townspeople throw the Mayor in jail.

• The clouds begin to rain cats and dogs.

What is the conflict they're facing at the beginning of the tale?

• The cats and dogs are fighting.

• Rats have overrun the town.

• Their children are starving.

• The nearby river is going to flood the town.

What is the rhyme scheme (pattern) for this section of the poem?

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABCB

• ABCD

Which line from the poem includes a word with a prefix that means "not"?

• "Into the street the Piper stept, smiling first a little smile"

• "And I chiefly use my charm on creatures that do people harm"

• "And his fingers, they noticed, were ever straying as if impatient to be playing"

• "To blow the pipe his lips he wrinkled, and green and blue his sharp eyes twinkled"