The Cowboys and the Boot Maker

6. What event helps solve the problem in the drama?

• F

  The Old Man and his wife make clothes for the tiny cowboys.

• G

  The Old Man and his Wife hide behind the stove.

• H

  The tiny cowboys make boots.

• J

  The city slicker pays a handsome price for his boots.

7. What can the reader conclude from the last paragraph of Scene 5 of "The Cowboys and the Boot Maker"?

• A

  The city slicker struggles to afford new boots.

• B

  The city slicker purchases new boots because his old ones had holes in them.

• C

  The city slicker wants to learn how to make new boots.

• D

  The city slicker is pleased with his new boots.

8. What is the theme of "The Cowboys and the Boot Maker"?

• F

  It is more fun to receive than to give.

• G

  When you give kindness, it always returns.

• H

  Keep your boots on and be ready to go.

• J

  A generous person finds it difficult to prosper.

9. What sentence best summarizes Scene 4?

• A

  A boot maker and his wife are poor and are unsure of how to support themselves.

• B

  The Old Man gives a pair of boots to a needy cowboy.

• C

  The Old Man and his Wife plan to discover who is making the boots.

• D

  A city slicker buys boots for all the members of his posse.

10. The author's use of figurative language in paragraph 23 of "The Cowboys and the Boot Maker" emphasizes that---

• F

  the cowboys lick their lips before whistling

• G

  the cowboys never learn how to whistle

• H

  the cowboys work best when listening to harmonica music

• J

  the cowboys do not stop working to get a drink

11. How does Scene 5 differ from Scene 4?

• A

  The stage directions in Scene 5 provide specific actions for the characters.

• B

  The stage directions in Scene 4 provide specific actions for the characters.

• C

  Scene 5 presents more characters.

• D

  Scene 4 presents more characters.

12. What do these lines from Scene 3 represent?

• F

  The reasons the boots look different

• G

  The way in which the Wife takes boot orders

• H

  The change in the success of the Old Man and his Wife

• J

  The purpose for showing generosity to the cowboys