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Nadia the Willful

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of BANISH?

a)

bring up

b)

run away

c)

send away

d)

wind down

2.

What is a clan?

a)

an animal herd

b)

a large oasis

c)

a deserted area

d)

a united group

3.

What is graciousness?

a)

happiness

b)

pleasantness

c)

coldness

d)

emptiness

4.

When you CONSOLE people, you

a)

comfort them

b)

weep with them

c)

decide their future

d)

predict their actions

5.

Who is the only person who calms Nadia when she becomes angry?

a)

a passing merchant

b)

her oldest brother

c)

a shepherd boy

d)

her father

6.

Comparing Tarik and Nadia reveals that they both

a)

love Hamed deeply

b)

worry about the future

c)

have cold eyes

d)

ride well

7.

Why is the group afraid to mention Hamed?

a)

Nadia becomes angry when she hears about him

b)

Hamed's mother is too sad to think about him

c)

Tarik will punish anyone who talks of Hamed

d)

The group is too sad to remember him

8.

Nadia's conflict over discussing Hamed reveals that the story's theme is

a)

remembering someone eases sadness

b)

maintaining your position makes you wise

c)

following others' advice will only cause pain

d)

facing someone's death only causes more pain

9.

Why does Nadia confront Tarik?

a)

Tarik orders her to stay in her tent

b)

Tarik punishes the shepherd boy

c)

Her mother refuses to eat for seven days

d)

The shepherd finds a lost black lamb

10.

Tarik tells the group that Nadia is wise because she

a)

entertains the women while they weave cloth

b)

takes the blame for the shepherd's mistake

c)

remembers how to play Hamed's games

d)

helps her father remember Hamed

11.

Tarik searches for his son but realizes that Hamed

a)

stole his horse

b)

left the country

c)

joined a caravan

d)

died in the desert

12.

Comparing Tarik and Nadia reveals that both

a)

want to control the group

b)

act stubbornly sometimes

c)

plan all their actions early

d)

deal with grief the same way

13.

Talking about Hamed helps Nadia

a)

confront her fears

b)

make new friends

c)

decide her future

d)

deal with her grief

14.

Which conflict best reveals the story's theme?

a)

Tarik's fight to locate his son

b)

Hamed's fight against the desert

c)

Nadia's fight to express her memories

d)

the shepherd's fight with the black sheep

15.

Tarik's banishing of the shepherd shows that Tarik

a)

has difficulty dealing with his sadness

b)

punishes everyone in the same way

c)

considers every problem separately

d)

holds little power within the group

16.

What does Nadia do that helps end her father's conflict and reveals the story's theme?

a)

teachers her brothers Hamed's game

b)

tells stories about Hamed to her father

c)

discusses Hamed with people in the group

d)

takes the blame for the shepherd's mistake

17.

Why does Hamed ride into the desert?

a)

To get away from the clan

b)

to visit his girlfriend

c)

to search for grazing land for the sheep

d)

to search for grazing land for the cows

18.

What is Tarik's response when Nadia asks him if he remembers Hamed's face or voice?

a)

"Of course I do!"

b)

"No I cannot!"

c)

"who is Hamed?"

d)

"Stop being disrespectful!"

19.

True or false - Tarik becomes angry and banishes Nadia from the clan

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

True or False - Tarik's last decree in the story is to let Nadia be known as Nadia the WONDERFUL and not WILLFUL

a)

T

b)

F