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The White Heron

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote the White Heron?

a)

Catherine Moore

b)

Sarah Jewett

c)

Catherine Jewett

d)

Sarah Moore

2.

Where is Sylvie

a)

In the city

b)

In the country

c)

In the park

d)

In the wilderness

3.

Why is Sylvie in the country?

a)

She is living with her grandmother

b)

She lives there with her mother

c)

She was born there

d)

She ran away from home

4.

Why does Sylvie live with her grandmother?

a)

Her mother is dead

b)

Her mother didn't want her

c)

Her grandmother took her from her mother

d)

Her father sent her

5.

At the beginning of the story, what is Sylvie doing?

a)

Gathering eggs

b)

Milking the cow

c)

Hunting for the white heron

d)

Walking the cow home

6.

What time of year does the story take place

a)

Winter

b)

Summer

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

7.

Who is the PROTAGONIST of the story

a)

Sylvie

b)

Sylvie's Grandmother

c)

The bird hunter

d)

the cow

8.

Who is the ANTAGONIST of the story?

a)

Sylvie

b)

Sylvie's grandmother

c)

The bird hunter

d)

the white heron

9.

How does Sylvie react when the bird hunter finds her?

a)

Happy

b)

Sad

c)

Scared

d)

Cautious

10.

When Sylvie takes the bird hunter home, what does her grandmother do?

a)

Tells the bird hunter to go to town

b)

Ask the bird hunter to go away

c)

Invites the bird hunter to stay

d)

Tells Sylvie to hide in the forest

11.

What does the bird hunter do with the birds?

a)

Kills them and has them stuffed for his home

b)

Takes them to a zoo

c)

Puts them in cages for his home

d)

Takes pictures

12.

What is the bird hunter looking for?

a)

A bald eagle

b)

A red tailed hawk

c)

A brown thrasher

d)

A white heron

13.

Why is the bird hunter looking for a white heron?

a)

It is very expensive

b)

It is worth a lot of money

c)

It is very rare

d)

It is his favorite bird

14.

When the bird hunter talked about the white heron, Sylvie...

a)

wondered what the bird would look like

b)

thought the bird sounded beautiful

c)

had no idea what he was talking about

d)

knew she had seen the bird before

15.

When Sylvie and the bird hunter look for the white heron, Sylvie

a)

does not lead, but only follows the bird hunter

b)

takes the bird hunter directly to the white heron

c)

wanders around lost

d)

shows the bird hunter where the heron lives

16.

How much money does the hunter offer for help to find the bird?

a)

$5

b)

$1

c)

$20

d)

$10

17.

What is the THEME of part I?

a)

Sylvie turns from a child to a woman

b)

Sylvie dreams of a better life

c)

Sylvie learns to hate hunters

d)

Sylvie is innocent and tempted by the hunter and the outside world

18.

Sylvia loves living in the rural area, in the woods and with its creatures.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The young man wants to find the White Heron to take care of it.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The young man offers money for the White Heron.

a)

True

b)

False