WorksheetsAunty Misery
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Aunty Misery spends most of her time
hosting guests
cleaning her hut
looking after her pear tree
taking care of her children
How do the neighborhood children treat Aunty Misery?
they insult her
they lie to her
they throw things at her
they threaten her
The first stranger who spends the night at Aunty Misery's hut is a(n)
sorcerer
prince
man who is lost
explorer
Aunty Misery wishes for
good health
a companion in her old age
harm to come to the neighborhood children
protection for her pear tree
Aunty Misery does not release children from her tree until they
pay her for the fruit they have eaten
promise never to steal fruit again
agree to help her care for the tree
give back the fruit they have taken
In the course of the tale, the tree is described as
bearing less and less fruit
becoming more lovely
aging along with Aunty Misery
losing its leaves
When a second traveler shows up at her door, Aunty Misery
views him with suspicion
believes he is the same stranger who visited her before
welcomes him into her home
asks him to grant her a wish
In order to trick Death into getting stuck in her tree, Aunty Misery
tells Death that the pears taste delicious
claims that she is too old to climb to the top of the tree
convinces Death that he can make money by selling the pears
reveals that there are children stuck in the tree
Aunty Misery agrees to free Death if he will
allow her to live for another 20 years
grant immortality to everyone in her town
promise never to come for her again
protect her pear tree forever
Which of the following sentences best restates the main idea of the last paragraph?
Everyone encounters misery and death at some point.
Promises are worth keeping.
Be careful whom you blame for your problems.
Life can be unfair.
Which of the following adjectives best characterizes Aunty Misery?
jealous
patient
clever
fearful
The author uses personification to portray
Aunty Misery's hearth
Aunty Misery's hut
death
time
