Reading Passage: Bouki Rents a Horse

How do the characters’ names appear in the play?

• in regular print

• in italics and parentheses

• in bold print

• in capital letters

Where does the play take place?

• at Ti Malice’s pumpkin patch and farm

• outside different characters’ houses

• at Toussaint’s farm

• in Bouki’s house

What happens in the play? Label the events in the order in which they happened. The first event will be labeled 1, and the last event will be labeled 4. - Moussa finds his donkey and tells Bouki. - Ti Malice plays a trick on Toussaint. - Bouki pays to rent Toussaint’s horse. - Moussa’s donkey runs away.

What is the main problem of the play, and how is it solved? Use details from the play to support your answer.

Read the sentence from Act 1, Scene 2. TOUSSAINT: He’s as big as a house and as strong as iron. What do the words “as big as a house” show about Toussaint’s horse?

• It is a very large animal.

• It is as tall as a building.

• It is too wide to fit in a barn.

• It is able to carry a whole family.

How do paragraphs 17-18 help the reader understand the passage?

• They explain how Arthur struggled to ride his pony on his own.

• They explain why Arthur was allowed to ride his pony alone.

• They explain why Arthur got lost out in the field with his pony.

• They explain how Arthur received his pony as a gift.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

How do paragraphs 26-27 help the reader understand the passage?

• They explain why Arthur’s parents decided to give his pony away.

• They explain why Arthur’s wooden horse was better than his childhood pony.

• They explain how Arthur felt about giving his pony to his cousin.

• They explain how Arthur felt about his childhood pony.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

According to the first stanza, what color was the lamb’s fleece?

• Black

• Brown

• White as snow

• Gray

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

Where did the lamb follow Mary that was against the rule?

• To the park

• To the store

• To school

• To her home

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

How does the first stanza help the reader understand the poem?

• It describes Mary and her school.

• It introduces the main characters and the problem.

• It explains how Mary and the lamb first met.

• It shows how the characters solve the problem.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5