The man in the well + vocab

What do the children do when they return to the well?

• They bring the man water and lie about going to the police.

• They discover that the well is deeper than it looks.

• They finally decide to go to Aaron’s dad for help.

• They tell the man their names and give him water.

Which statement best describes the relationship between the children and the man in the well at the end of the story?

• A. The children hoped that the man would be honest with them.

• B. The children were embarrassed that they had treated the man poorly.

• C. The children were sad they never got to know the man before he died.

• D. The children became annoyed with the man when he started to question their actions.

Theme is...

• A universal idea or statement explored in a text

• Always expressed in one word

• The main character in a story

• All of the above

Which of the following best describes a main theme of the text?

• Children help others only when they feel fear or embarrassment.

• People can act in cruel ways when they hold power over others.

• Distrust of strangers has caused modern society to become less caring

• Anyone can be a hero, but it is a choice people have to make.

Which of the following best describes a main theme of the text?

• Children help others only when they feel fear or embarrassment.

• People can act in cruel ways when they hold power over others.

• Anyone can be a hero, but it is a choice people have to make.

• Distrust of strangers has caused modern society to become less caring.

All of the following are part of the plot diagram EXCEPT...

• Character motivation

• Rising action

• Falling action

• Exposition

Wendy makes the mistake of…

• telling the man that they lied about getting help.

• revealing one of their names to the man.

• leaning too close and letting the man see her face.

• revealing that Aaron’s dad is a police officer.

How people can be influenced by their peers to adopt a certain behaviors on an emotional rather than a rational basis is...

• Follow the crowd syndrome

• Mob mentality

• FOMO (fear of missing out)

• Get right or get left

How does the narrator’s point of view influence how the events are described in the passage?

• A. The narrator is ashamed of what happened and portrays the others as more deserving of blame.

• B. The narrator is no longer ashamed of what happened and recounts the events with confidence

• C. The narrator feels shame about what happened but still tries to tell the story in a truthful way.

• D. The narrator is an adult now and does not remember all of the details of what happened years ago

How does the narrator's point of view influence how the events are described in the passage?

• The narrator is ashamed of what happened and portrays the others as more deserving of blame.

• The narrator is no longer ashamed of what happened and recounts the events with confidence

• The narrator feels shame about what happened but still tries to tell the story in a truthful way.

• The narrator is an adult now and does not remember all of the details of what happened years ago.