What does the word 'generous' mean?

Willing to give or share; unselfish

How do the two young men act differently at the end of the story?

They are good guests to the next old woman who gives them a meal.

They only travel to places where they feel welcome.

They are careful to carry all of the food they will need with them.

They decide to work hard for everything they are given along their way.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 15 pts

1. What is the central idea of "The Days of King Adobe?"

A woman is fascinated by dreams so she and two travelers make up dreams to tell each other.

A smart old woman is thrifty and saves her ham, but when two travelers come to her house she shares it with them.

A kindly old woman is generous to two travelers, but when they try to steal from her she tricks them.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

2. What did the old woman know that made her stay awake and peek at the men on page 105?

She knew that the men were hungry.

She knew that the men were grateful.

She knew that the men were of bad character.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 10 pts

3. Why did the men think they could steal the old woman's ham?

They thought she would let them have the ham.

They thought she was asleep and wouldn't hear them.

They thought that she was tired of eating the ham and wanted them to steal it.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 15 pts

4. What did the old woman do when she noticed they had stolen her ham?

She just let them have it.

She offered to share it with them.

She tricked them by replacing the ham with a brick.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 15 pts

5. Why did the men want to steal the ham?

They were greedy and wanted more than what the old woman gave them.

They were tired of hunting and wanted to have the ham to eat without working for it.

They were bad men who would steal anything from anyone.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 15 pts

6. What is the theme of the story?

Ham is good if you eat one slice at a time.

Do not try to steal from an old woman.

Do not be greedy or you may end up with nothing.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 20 pts

7. Choose 2 pieces of evidence that support the theme.

"And I see what the old woman meant about the time of great hunger beginning. I'm starved!"

"This time they didn't even think about trying to play any tricks."

"They lay on the floor joking and talking about how nice it was going to be to have a whole ham to eat."

"They had very good dreams indeed."

"The old woman spread out a bed for the young men on the floor."

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In the Days of King Adobe Theme Quiz

1. What is the central idea of "The Days of King Adobe?"

2. What did the old woman know that made her stay awake and peek at the men on page 105?

3. Why did the men think they could steal the old woman's ham?

4. What did the old woman do when she noticed they had stolen her ham?

5. Why did the men want to steal the ham?

6. What is the theme of the story?

7. Choose 2 pieces of evidence that support the theme.

Which word means 'spending money wisely'?

What does the word 'generous' mean?

How do the two young men act differently at the end of the story?

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