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WorksheetsThe Smallest Dragonboy quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
How are dragonriders matched with hatchlings?
The Weyrleader makes the matches.
The dragonriders choose, in order from oldest to youngest.
They are matched randomly.
The hatchlings choose their riders.
What was Keevan able to do better than the other boys?
run
lift
wrestle
none of these
What quality in a rider impresses a dragon?
size
strength
determination
no one knows exactly
The most desirable dragon amound the hatchlings were the _______ dragons.
green
bronze
golden
blue
Why was Keevan almost not chosen for a hatchling?
he was only old enough by one day
he had barely passed the strength test
both of these
neither of these
Why was Keevan worried after listening to the dragonriders talking at dinner?
He was worried that no dragon would ever choose him.
He was worried that he would not be allowed to participate in the Impression.
He was worried that he would never be as accepted as his father
He was worried that he would be passed up in his first Impression.
Who broke Keevan’s skull and leg?
K’last
L’vel
Mende
Beterli
How did Keevan know that the Impression was starting?
No boys had come to visit him.
He heard a humming sound.
The only white robe in the chamber was his own.
All of these
Why did the bronze hatchling try to leave the Hatching Ground without making an Impression?
It was hungry.
It was looking for Keevan.
Beterli was not at the hatching.
None of these
How do the dragons communicate with their riders?
using telepathic communication
through osmosis, only when the rider sits atop the dragon
through a complicated system of noises with various pitches
all of these
Type of conflict: Beterli is disqualified from the Hatching by the Weyr committee.
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Scoiety
Type of conflict: Keevan is smaller than the other candidates and struggles to keep up physically.
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Scoiety
Type of conflict: Beterli often seeks out Keevan to pick on him.
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Scoiety
Type of conflict: Keevan fears he will not be chosen by a dragon at the first Hatching.
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Scoiety
Type of conflict: Beterli beats up Keevan in a fight at the Black-Rock Bunker.
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Scoiety
Type of conflict: Planet Pern is threatened every 200 years by the Red Star which produces a deadly rain of spores.
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Scoiety
Which answer below is a good theme for "The Smallest Dragonboy"?
It is important to become a Dragonrider.
You will only succeed if you grow to be big and strong.
Being a good person and working hard is more important than size and strength.
You should be mean to people who aren't strong.
What happens to a boy when he becomes a Dragonrider?
He cuts his hair.
He grows a beard.
He takes his dragons name.
He shortens his name.
Who is the author of "The Smallest Dragonboy"?
Anne McCaffrey
Anna McCallister
Anna-Mae Cafferty
Annie MacCrae
Ms. Nelson is...
COOL!
AWESOME!
AMAZING!
SPECTULAR!
