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Zlateh the Goat by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do Aaron and Zlateh save each other’s lives?

a)

They provide what each other needs

b)

They find shelter together

c)

They find food together

d)

D. They are rescued together

2.

The author of Zlateh the Goat is

a)

Maurice Sendek

b)

Isaac Bashevis Singer

c)

Isaiah Bashevis Singer

d)

Maureen Sendek

3.

He was a writer of three nations:

a)

Jewish (he wrote in Yiddish), American, and Russian

b)

Jewish (he wrote in Yiddish), American, and Polish

c)

Jewish (he wrote in Yiddish), American, and German

4.

Hanukkah happens in the month of

a)

January

b)

October

c)

December

d)

November

5.

Respond to the question following the passage: “Zlateh, having eaten her fill, sat down on her hind legs and seemed to have regained her confidence in man.” How is Zlateh’s attitude changing?

a)

She wants to go home

b)

She wants to find a warm place

c)

She's beginning to trust

d)

She's ready to give milk

6.

Who is the illustrator of the book?

a)

Maurice Sendak

b)

Isaac Bashevis Singer

c)

Isaiah Bashevis Singer

d)

Maureen Sendek

7.

His childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the

a)

Hanukkah

b)

Plague

c)

Menorah

d)

Holocaust

8.

In the picture what does the artist suggest by making the boy and his goat equally important?

a)

A. That they love each other

b)

B. That they come from the same farm

c)

C. That each one depends on the other the same

9.

9. How does the artist seem to make the goat caring and companionable?

a)

A. Zlateh is curved in front of Aaron in a protective way

b)

B. Zlateh and Aaron are in an enclosed space

c)

C. Zlateh and Aaron look at each other

10.

10. How is the family strengthened by their hardship?

a)

A. They play games and play with Zlateh

b)

B. Winter comes and there is more money

c)

C. They are grateful for what they almost lost

11.

11. Why is Reuven the furrier having a bad year?

a)

A. There is a shortage of animals

b)

B. It's too cold

c)

C Winter comes late

12.

12. Why can you infer that the family is sorry to sell Zlateh?

a)

A. Because Zlateh was a pet

b)

B. Because Zlateh is the goat Aaron took care of

c)

C. Because the sisters and the mom are crying

13.

13. Which detail from "Zlateh the Goat" helps you infer that BEFORE he finds shelter, Aaron is in danger?

a)

A. He loses feeling in his fingers

b)

B. He doesn't want to go to the butcher

c)

C. All he takes is slices of bread and cheese

14.

14. How does finding the haystack solve Aaron's problem in the snowstorm?

a)

A. It gives them a place to hide

b)

B. The hay feeds Zlateh

c)

C. It gives them a place to stay warm and safe

15.

15. How does the storm continue to endanger Aaron and Zlateh after they find the haystack?

a)

A. The temperature continues to drop

b)

B. The snow on the haystack block the oxygen

c)

C. It covers the way home

16.

16. What does trace mean in the sentence: "Aaron's family and their neighbors had searched for the boy and goat but had found no trace of them during the storm."

a)

A. cut out shapes

b)

B. couldn't outline

c)

C. there wasn't a sign that could be found

17.

17. What does Aaron bring with him to eat on his journey?

a)

A. two slices of bread and cheese

b)

B. cheese and ham sandwich

c)

C. potato pancakes

18.

18. What suddenly changes halfway through Aaron and Zlateh's trip?

a)

A. their mood

b)

B. the weather

c)

C. the landscape

19.

19. What is the best description of the snowstorm that blocks Aaron and Zlateh's path?

a)

A. an average storm

b)

B. fierce and chaotic

c)

C. mild and temperate

20.

20. How does Zlateh react to Aaron drinking her milk?

a)

A. She allows him to drink but resents it

b)

B. She is happy to reward him with milk after he provided shelter for her

c)

C. She is angry