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Greyling

Total questions: 219

Worksheet time: 3hrs 12mins

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1.

Greyling's actions at the end of the story prove-

a)

he likes to be around people instead of seals.

b)

he wants to make sure that the fisherman is safe.

c)

he hopes to attend the yearly fisherman's festival.

d)

he loves the fisherman and his wife and wants to visit them.

2.

The fisherman's wife and Greyling flee to the cliffs to-

a)

save their neighbors from drowning.

b)

count how many fish the fisherman has caught in his nets.

c)

escape the huge waves, which have swallowed up the hut.

d)

stay warm now that the storm has begun.

3.

Which of the following is the best definition of the word longing as used in the sentence?

a)

carefully measuring

b)

strongly desiring

c)

a great feeling of relief

d)

painfully remembering the past

4.

Which statement best explains why the fisherman in "Greyling" wrapped the seal in his shirt and hurried home?

a)

He was afraid that someone else would claim the seal.

b)

He thought his wife would want the seal in place of a child.

c)

He knew that it was against the law to adopt a wild seal.

d)

He had always wanted to have a selchie.

5.

Which statement best summarizes the theme of "Greyling”?

a)

Parents need to keep a close watch on their children.

b)

Neighbors need to learn to help their neighbors.

c)

Selchies cannot be trusted to do what they are told.

d)

Sometimes you need to let go of someone you love.

6.

When is the fisherman's wife's conflict about Greyling returning to the sea resolved?

a)

when Greyling returns from the sea and promises never to leave her again

b)

when Greyling promises to protect the fisherman during bad storms

c)

when she learns that the fisherman has found another seal for her to raise

d)

when she realizes that Greyling will be happier living in the sea

7.

At the beginning of "Greyling," what conflict do the main characters face?

a)

They are very poor, and they do not have enough food.

b)

their fishing boat is destroyed in a bad storm.

c)

They are sad because they have no children.

d)

They are sad because seals do not live along the shore.

8.

What is the setting of "Greyling"?

a)

a village by the sea

b)

a magic village under the sea

c)

a ship at the bottom of the sea

d)

a seal colony in the Arctic Sea

9.

Because the story is written from a third-person point of view, the reader is able to understand-

a)

the thoughts and emotions of only Greyling

b)

the thoughts and emotions of all the characters

c)

the thoughts and emotions of only the fisherman and his wife

d)

the thoughts and emotions of only the townspeople

10.

Who is the narrator of "Greyling"?

a)

the fisherman

b)

the fisherman's wife

c)

Greyling

d)

a storyteller who is not a character in the story

11.
Who is the author of "Greyling"?
a)
Roald Dahl
b)
Jane Yolen
c)
Dr. Suess
d)
J.K. Rowling
12.
The fisherman and his wife wanted nothing except a ______________.
a)
New cottage
b)
Fishing boat
c)
Child to love
d)
Pet dog
13.
The fisherman found and wrapped a/an ____________ in his shirt and carefully took it home to his wife.
a)
Baby
b)
Bear cub
c)
Otter
d)
Seal pup
14.
Greyling stood by the shore longing for something, but he did not know what.
What was Greyling longing for? 
a)
His lost father
b)
An amazing adventure
c)
His true home in the sea
d)
His long lost sister
15.
While the villagers watched all they saw was a boy diving into the water, then farther out a large seal swimming toward the boat that wallowed in the sea.
What happened to the boy?
a)
He sloughed his skin and became a seal
b)
He got hurt on the rocks and lay quietly in the beach
c)
The sea swallowed him up
d)
His mother punished him for jumping in the water.
16.
"Now the fisherman was also sad that they had no child but he kept his sorrow to himself...".
Why did he hide his own sorrow?
a)
So his wife would not double her grief knowing he was sad.
b)
So the villagers wouldn't know he was sad.
c)
So that no one bothered him
d)
Because he didn't like the way people looked at him for feeling sorry for himself.
17.
Greyling was never allowed to go into the ____________.
a)
Fishing boat
b)
Sea
c)
Village
d)
Cottage
18.
When the fisherman came home with the seal pup wrapped in his shirt and he gave it to his wife, "She uncovered the wrapping and gave a loud cry."
Why did she cry loudly?
a)
She thought she dropped it
b)
There was a child, not a seal pup in the shirt
c)
The pup was all bruised and injured
d)
The seal pup wasn't breathing
19.
"It's a _________________", the fisherman cried. "I have heard of them, they are men upon the land and seals in the sea."
a)
Selchie
b)
Seal Pup
c)
Human baby
d)
Sea Lion
20.
The setting for "Greyling" is...
a)
A small fishing village in Scotland
b)
A large city near the sea
c)
Mountains overlooking a lake
d)
The mouth of a big river
21.
On the day of the big storm, the fisherman in his boat, struggled to stay afloat as the boat ___________ in the rough waves.
a)
Wallowed
b)
Floated
c)
Danced
d)
Sheared
22.
The fisherman's wife and villagers hurried down to the sand after Greyling dove off the cliffs, but they did not find the boy, all they found were his...
a)
Jacket and boots
b)
Blanket and hat
c)
Shirt and shoes
d)
Seal skin and teeth
23.
In the beginning of the story Jane Yolen created a ___________ mood when she described the fisherman and his wife's problem. 
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
c)
Silly
d)
Frightened
24.
When the fisherman found Greyling, and brought him home to his wife, the mood changed to one of
a)
Excitement
b)
Fun
c)
Fear
d)
Anxiety
25.
The fisherman brought the seal put home hoping to end his wife's deep sadness, and pain.
In this sentence what is another word that can replace the phrase in red.
a)
Selchie
b)
Sheared
c)
Kin
d)
Grief
26.
"As Greyling disappeared beneath the waves ...even his skin seemed to", peel off "until he swam free at last". 
What is another word for the red words in this sentence?
a)
Slough
b)
Dry
c)
Shear
d)
Grief
27.
After Greyling left, the fisherman said to his wife, " Yes quite gone. Gone where his heart calls, gone to the great wide sea. And though my heart grieves at his leaving, it tells me this way is best." 
What did the fisherman mean by "this way is best"
a)
Greyling belongs to the sea
b)
Now he must learn to care for himself.
c)
Greyling has finally gotten what he has longed for
d)
All of the above
28.
Does Greyling ever return to the fisherman and his wife?
a)
Yes, once a year
b)
Yes, every holiday
c)
No, he left for good
d)
No, he dies in the end
29.
The fisherman's wife and the townsmen watched from the steep, cut off cliffs as Greyling dove into the ocean to rescue the fisherman.
In this sentence, the word ________ can replace the phrase in red.
a)
Slough
b)
Grief
c)
Wallowed
d)
Sheared
30.
Other than each other the fisherman and his wife have no family to call their own.
What word can replace family?
a)
Selchie
b)
Slough
c)
Kin
d)
Grief
31.
Why does Greyling return to the fisherman and his wife once a year?
a)
To tell them tales of lands far away.
b)
To sing songs of wonders beneath the sea.
c)
To show off his own seal pups
d)
Both 1 and 2 
32.
After the fisherman found Greyling and brought him home the fisherman's wife said, "He shall remain a man upon the land", and the fisherman agreed, "Yet in his heart, he felt somehow it was wrong."
This is an example of what type of conflict? 
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Self
c)
Character vs. Nature
d)
Character vs. Society
33.
The fisherman and his childless wife raised a selchie as their own child, until one day the selchie returned to the sea to save his father, and the fisherman and his wife realized they had to let him go.
This is an example of 
a)
Conflict
b)
Theme
c)
Main Idea
34.

What happens in the resolution of "Greyling"?

a)

A fisherman finds a seal pup

b)

Greyling returns to the sea and comes to visit the fisherman and his wife once a year

c)

A fisherman is stranded on his boat during a storm

35.

What is the climax of "Greyling"?

a)

The fisherman is stranded on his boat in a storm

b)

The fisherman finds a seal pup

c)

The fisherman's wife is sad she cannot have a child

36.

What is Greyling?

a)

a monster

b)

a selchie

c)

a sea horse

37.
What do the words "Once upon a time..." suggest about the story "Greyling"?
a)
It is NONFICTION
b)
It is FICTION
38.
In "Greyling", the fisherman is struggling against the storm. What type of conflict is this?
a)
Internal (inside of the fisherman)
b)
External (Outside of the fisherman)
39.
What would be a good theme for "Greyling"?
a)
There is a time to "let things go"
b)
Slow and steady wins the race
40.
In "Greyling", why does Greyling come back once a year?
a)
He likes to be around people
b)
He wants to visit the fisherman and his wife
c)
He wants to attend the town festival
41.
Why is the fisherman's wife sad at the beginning of "Greyling"?
a)
She misses her friend who moved away
b)
her husband is in danger on his boat
c)
she wishes she could have a child
42.
What is the setting of "Greyling"?
a)
a village by the side of the sea
b)
a magic village under the sea
c)
a ship at the bottom of the sea
43.
Who is the narrator of "Greyling"?
a)
the fisherman
b)
the fisherman's wife
c)
a storyteller who is NOT a character
44.
Why does Greyling pull free from his mother's arms and dive off the cliff?
a)
He is tired of his mother's worrying.
b)
He wants to show the townspeople that he's not a coward.
c)
He's already becoming a seal and he doesn't want his mother to see.
d)
He wants to save his father.
45.
Which pair of words best describes the townspeople?
a)
enthusiastic and helpful
b)
uninvolved and afraid
c)
kindly and energetic
d)
friendly and talkative
46.
Which sentence best describes the fisherman's feelings at the end of the story?
a)
He feels he will never get over his grief.
b)
He is more worried about his wife than himself.
c)
He is angry at the townspeople.
d)
He misses his son, but accepts Greyling's decision.
47.
Which of the following best describes Greyling's internal conflict while growing up with his parents?
a)
Greyling is very lonely, but he doesn't want his parents to know.
b)
Greyling is drawn to the sea, but he doesn't understand why.
c)
Greyling would like to swim, but he's afraid to jump from the cliff.
d)
Greyling wants to forget his past life as a selchie, but he can't.
48.
Choose the statement that best explains why the fisherman wrapped the seal in his shirt and hurried home to his wife.
a)
He was afraid someone would try to claim the seal.
b)
He was tired of fishing that day.
c)
He thought his wife would want to keep the seal in place of a child.
d)
The fisherman had a feeling the seal was a selchie.
49.
The fisherman's wife's conflict about Greyling returning to the sea is resolved . . .
a)
when Greyling returns to them forever
b)
when she thinks Greyling has drowned
c)
when she sees how determined Greyling is to rescue his father
d)
when she realizes that Greyling, being part seal, will be happied in the sea.
50.
Once a year, when Greyling visits the waters near the hut of the fisherman and his wife,
a)
they cry and tell him how much they miss him
b)
Greyling feels the desire to become human again
c)
Greyling watches his parents, but they don't know he's there
d)
Greyling tells his parents about his adventures
51.
Which of the following details best helps you predict that the townspeople will refuse to rescue the drowning fisherman?
a)
It is the worst storm the townspeople have ever seen.
b)
The townspeople gather to watch the storm on a very steep cliff.
c)
The townspeople ignore the repeated pleas of the fisherman's wife.
d)
The fisherman's boat is far from shore.
52.
Which of the following best summarizes what the fisherman and his wife learn at the end of this story?
a)
Parents need to keep a closer watch on their children.
b)
Sometimes you need to let go of someone you love.
c)
Those who upset the balance of nature are punished.
d)
To have friends, you must be a friend.
53.
Which of the following best explains the conflict between the fisherman's wife and the townspeople?
a)
They think her son is strange.
b)
They refuse to help her husband.
c)
They live in town and she lives on the shore.
d)
The sea storm has destroyed the family's hut.
54.
The fisherman's wife wants to keep Greyling because . . .
a)
her other children are grown up
b)
she wants a baby to hold in her arms
c)
she's bored by the townspeople
d)
she likes seals
55.
Which of the following details helps you predict that the fisherman and his wife will keep the selchie?
a)
The fisherman is at sea all day long.
b)
Greyling's eyes are the color of the sea.
c)
The fisherman and his wife long for a child of their own.
d)
Their moss-covered hut is close to the sea.
56.
Greyling longs for the sea but loves the couple who raised him. Which statement best explains the resolution of this conflict?
a)
Greyling returns to the ocean but comes back to see his parents from time to time.
b)
Greyling chooses the sea and the life of a seal.
c)
After rescuing the fisherman, Greyling turns his back on the sea and lives the rest of his life on land.
d)
After the townspeople promise to take care of the couple, Greyling returns to the ocean.
57.
The fisherman and his wife feel grief when they lose Greyling. Choose the word or words that are closest in meaning to the word grief.
a)
disappointment
b)
greed
c)
deep sadness
d)
fear
58.
Greyling seemed to slough off his skin as he swam. The best definition for slough is . . .
a)
cast off
b)
smooth out
c)
shine up
d)
scratch
59.
In which of the following passages from the story does the fisherman's wife feel grief?
a)
She was afraid he would never return.
b)
So he shrugged his shoulders and took off his shirt.
c)
She would weep and wail and rock the cradle that stood by the hearth.
d)
But the fisherman's wife clasped Greyling in her arms and held his ears with her hands.
60.
At the beginning of “Greyling,” what conflict do the main characters face?
a)
They are very poor, and they do not have enough food.
b)
Their fishing boat is destroyed in a bad storm.
c)
They are sad because they have no children.
d)
They are sad because seals do not live along the shore.
61.
Greyling often looks out to sea as he grows up. Why is he “longing and grieving in his heart”?
a)
He worries that the fisherman might drown in a storm at sea.
b)
He longs to return to the sea but doesn’t understand why.
c)
He is lonely because people are not friendly toward him.
d)
He is sad because he cannot take the place of a real child.
62.
Which statement is true about fiction?
a)
It can contain imaginary people and animals.
b)
It can contain only facts and ideas.
c)
It can contain only real people and animals.
d)
It can take place only in the present time.
63.
Which of the following is a type of fiction?
a)
article
b)
short story
c)
essay
d)
biography
64.
Which of the following is an example of fiction?
a)
a letter from a spider
b)
a report that compares types of spiders
c)
an essay about spiders
d)
an article on how spiders spin webs
65.
Which of the following is the best description of the plot of a piece of fiction?
a)
the conflict
b)
the time and place
c)
the series of events
d)
the point of view
66.
Which term names the problem that characters in a story must face and solve?
a)
the setting
b)
the novel
c)
the conflict
d)
the essay
67.
Which statement is true about a work of fiction in which the narrator is a character in the story?
a)
It is told in the first-person point of view.
b)
The narrator knows what the other characters think.
c)
It is told in the third-person point of view.
d)
The narrator knows what the other characters want.
68.
Who is the narrator of “Greyling”?
a)
the fisherman
b)
the fisherman’s wife
c)
Greyling
d)
a narrator who is not a character
69.
What is the setting of “Greyling”?
a)
a village by the sea
b)
a magic village under the sea
c)
a ship at the bottom of the sea
d)
a seal colony in the Arctic Sea
70.
At the beginning of “Greyling,” what conflict do the main characters face?
a)
They are very poor, and they do not have enough food.
b)
Their fishing boat is destroyed in a bad storm.
c)
They are sad because they have no children.
d)
They are sad because seals do not live along the shore.
71.
How does the fisherman feel at the beginning of “Greyling”?
a)
He is upset because his fishing business is not doing well.
b)
He is scared because he is almost drowning during a terrible storm.
c)
He is sad because he secretly wishes that she had a child.
d)
He is lonely because Greyling has returned to the sea.
72.
Which statement best explains why the fisherman in “Greyling” wrapped the seal in his shirt and hurried home?
a)
He was afraid that someone else would claim the seal.
b)
He thought his wife would want the seal in place of a child.
c)
He knew that it was against the law to adopt a wild seal.
d)
He had always wanted to have a selchie.
73.
In “Greyling,” why do the fisherman and his wife avoid letting Greyling go into the sea?
a)
They are afraid that he will drown.
b)
They don’t want him to become a fisherman.
c)
They are afraid that a shark might attack him.
d)
They are afraid that he might become a seal.
74.
Greyling often looks out to sea as he grows up. Why is he “longing and grieving in his heart”?
a)
He worries that the fisherman might drown in a storm at sea.
b)
He longs to return to the sea but doesn’t understand why.
c)
He is lonely because people are not friendly toward him.
d)
He is sad because he cannot take the place of a real child.
75.
Why does Greyling pull free from his mother’s arms and dive off the cliff into the sea?
a)
He wants to save his father.
b)
He wants to show that he is brave.
c)
He has begun to change into a seal.
d)
He doesn’t want to obey any rules.
76.
When is the fisherman’s wife’s conflict about Greyling returning to the sea resolved?
a)
when Greyling returns from the sea and promises never to leave her again
b)
when Greyling promises to protect the fisherman during bad storms
c)
when she learns that the fisherman has found another seal for her to raise
d)
when she realizes that Greyling will be happier living in the sea
77.
In “Greyling,” why does Greyling come back once a year?
a)
He loves the fisherman and his wife and wants to visit them.
b)
He likes to be around people instead of seals.
c)
He wants to make sure that the fisherman is safe.
d)
He hopes to attend the yearly fisherman’s festival.
78.
Which statement best summarizes what the fisherman and his wife learn at the end of “Greyling”?
a)
Parents need to keep a close watch on their children.
b)
Sometimes you need to let go of someone you love.
c)
Selchies cannot be trusted to do what they are told.
d)
Neighbors need to learn to help their neighbors.
79.

Which event is part of the exposition?

a)

Greyling transforms into a human baby

b)

There is a fisherman who lives with his wife near the sea

c)

Greyling decides to return to the sea

d)

Greyling jumps off the cliff, determined to save his father from drowning

80.

Which event is part of the exposition?

a)

The fisherman finds a baby seal all alone and crying at the edge of the shoreline

b)

Greyling gathers driftwood for his mother and mends the nets for his father

c)

Greyling transforms into a seal

d)

The fisherman and his wife live in a moss-covered hut where the sea meets the great grey cliffs

81.

Which event represents the conflict?

a)

The fisherman and his wife are grieving the loss of Greyling, but understand that it was right to let him go

b)

Greyling looks out at the sea, longing and grieving for something that he does not know/understand

c)

The fisherman and his wife are longing for a child, but cannot have one

d)

Greyling returns once a year to visit the fisherman and his wife

82.

Which event is NOT part of the rising action?

a)

Greyling transforms into a human baby

b)

The fisherman gets caught in a terrible storm and is drowning out at sea

c)

The wife and Greyling escape their destroyed hut and seek help in the village at the top of the cliff

d)

Greyling saves his father by returning him to the shore

83.

Which event represents the climax?

a)

Greyling transforms into a human baby

b)

Greyling saves his father by returning him to the shore

c)

Greyling jumps off the cliff, determined to save his father from drowning

d)

Greyling decides to return to the sea

84.

Which event is part of the falling action?

a)

The fisherman and his wife decide to keep Greyling, though the fisherman feels that somehow, it is wrong

b)

The fisherman decides to bring the baby seal home to his wife, wrapping the baby seal pup in his shirt

c)

The fisherman finds a baby seal all alone and crying at the edge of the shoreline

d)

Greyling saves his father by returning him to the shore

85.

Which event represents the resolution?

a)

Greyling transforms into a human baby

b)

The fisherman and his wife are grieving the loss of Greyling, but understand that it was right to let him go

c)

There is a fisherman who lives with his wife near the sea

d)

Greyling looks out at the sea, longing and grieving for something that he does not know/understand

86.

Which event represents the resolution?

a)

Greyling decides to return to the sea

b)

Greyling returns once a year to visit the fisherman and his wife

c)

Greyling transforms into a seal

d)

Greyling saves his father by returning him to the shore

87.
Which statement is true about fiction?
a)
It can contain imaginary people and animals.
b)
It can contain only facts and ideas.
c)
It can contain only real people and animals.
d)
It can take place only in the present time.
88.
Which of the following is a type of fiction?
a)
article
b)
short story
c)
essay
d)
biography
89.
Which of the following is an example of fiction?
a)
a letter from a spider
b)
a report that compares types of spiders
c)
an essay about spiders
d)
an article on how spiders spin webs
90.
Which of the following is the best description of the plot of a piece of fiction?
a)
the conflict
b)
the time and place
c)
the series of events
d)
the point of view
91.
Which term names the problem that characters in a story must face and solve?
a)
the setting
b)
the novel
c)
the conflict
d)
the essay
92.
Which statement is true about a work of fiction in which the narrator is a character in the story?
a)
It is told in the first-person point of view.
b)
The narrator knows what the other characters think.
c)
It is told in the third-person point of view.
d)
The narrator knows what the other characters want.
93.
Who is the narrator of “Greyling”?
a)
the fisherman
b)
the fisherman’s wife
c)
Greyling
d)
a narrator who is not a character
94.
What is the setting of “Greyling”?
a)
a village by the sea
b)
a magic village under the sea
c)
a ship at the bottom of the sea
d)
a seal colony in the Arctic Sea
95.
At the beginning of “Greyling,” what conflict do the main characters face?
a)
They are very poor, and they do not have enough food.
b)
Their fishing boat is destroyed in a bad storm.
c)
They are sad because they have no children.
d)
They are sad because seals do not live along the shore.
96.
How does the fisherman feel at the beginning of “Greyling”?
a)
He is upset because his fishing business is not doing well.
b)
He is scared because he is almost drowning during a terrible storm.
c)
He is sad because he secretly wishes that she had a child.
d)
He is lonely because Greyling has returned to the sea.
97.
Which statement best explains why the fisherman in “Greyling” wrapped the seal in his shirt and hurried home?
a)
He was afraid that someone else would claim the seal.
b)
He thought his wife would want the seal in place of a child.
c)
He knew that it was against the law to adopt a wild seal.
d)
He had always wanted to have a selchie.
98.
In “Greyling,” why do the fisherman and his wife avoid letting Greyling go into the sea?
a)
They are afraid that he will drown.
b)
They don’t want him to become a fisherman.
c)
They are afraid that a shark might attack him.
d)
They are afraid that he might become a seal.
99.
Greyling often looks out to sea as he grows up. Why is he “longing and grieving in his heart”?
a)
He worries that the fisherman might drown in a storm at sea.
b)
He longs to return to the sea but doesn’t understand why.
c)
He is lonely because people are not friendly toward him.
d)
He is sad because he cannot take the place of a real child.
100.
Why does Greyling pull free from his mother’s arms and dive off the cliff into the sea?
a)
He wants to save his father.
b)
He wants to show that he is brave.
c)
He has begun to change into a seal.
d)
He doesn’t want to obey any rules.
101.
When is the fisherman’s wife’s conflict about Greyling returning to the sea resolved?
a)
when Greyling returns from the sea and promises never to leave her again
b)
when Greyling promises to protect the fisherman during bad storms
c)
when she learns that the fisherman has found another seal for her to raise
d)
when she realizes that Greyling will be happier living in the sea
102.
In “Greyling,” why does Greyling come back once a year?
a)
He loves the fisherman and his wife and wants to visit them.
b)
He likes to be around people instead of seals.
c)
He wants to make sure that the fisherman is safe.
d)
He hopes to attend the yearly fisherman’s festival.
103.
Which statement best summarizes what the fisherman and his wife learn at the end of “Greyling”?
a)
Parents need to keep a close watch on their children.
b)
Sometimes you need to let go of someone you love.
c)
Selchies cannot be trusted to do what they are told.
d)
Neighbors need to learn to help their neighbors.
104.

Which event is part of the exposition?

a)

Greyling transforms into a human baby

b)

There is a fisherman who lives with his wife near the sea

c)

Greyling decides to return to the sea

d)

Greyling jumps off the cliff, determined to save his father from drowning

105.

Which event is part of the exposition?

a)

The fisherman finds a baby seal all alone and crying at the edge of the shoreline

b)

Greyling gathers driftwood for his mother and mends the nets for his father

c)

Greyling transforms into a seal

d)

The fisherman and his wife live in a moss-covered hut where the sea meets the great grey cliffs

106.

Which event represents the conflict?

a)

The fisherman and his wife are grieving the loss of Greyling, but understand that it was right to let him go

b)

Greyling looks out at the sea, longing and grieving for something that he does not know/understand

c)

The fisherman and his wife are longing for a child, but cannot have one

d)

Greyling returns once a year to visit the fisherman and his wife

107.

Which event is NOT part of the rising action?

a)

Greyling transforms into a human baby

b)

The fisherman gets caught in a terrible storm and is drowning out at sea

c)

The wife and Greyling escape their destroyed hut and seek help in the village at the top of the cliff

d)

Greyling saves his father by returning him to the shore

108.

Which event represents the climax?

a)

Greyling transforms into a human baby

b)

Greyling saves his father by returning him to the shore

c)

Greyling jumps off the cliff, determined to save his father from drowning

d)

Greyling decides to return to the sea

109.

Which event is part of the falling action?

a)

The fisherman and his wife decide to keep Greyling, though the fisherman feels that somehow, it is wrong

b)

The fisherman decides to bring the baby seal home to his wife, wrapping the baby seal pup in his shirt

c)

The fisherman finds a baby seal all alone and crying at the edge of the shoreline

d)

Greyling saves his father by returning him to the shore

110.

Which event represents the resolution?

a)

Greyling transforms into a human baby

b)

The fisherman and his wife are grieving the loss of Greyling, but understand that it was right to let him go

c)

There is a fisherman who lives with his wife near the sea

d)

Greyling looks out at the sea, longing and grieving for something that he does not know/understand

111.

Which event represents the resolution?

a)

Greyling decides to return to the sea

b)

Greyling returns once a year to visit the fisherman and his wife

c)

Greyling transforms into a seal

d)

Greyling saves his father by returning him to the shore

112.

A feeling of great sadness.

a)

plain

b)

sheared

c)

grief

d)

wallowed

113.

A magical creature that looks like a seal when in water and a human when on land.

a)

selchie

b)

cradle

c)

wail

d)

mantel

114.

Rolled and tilted.

a)

wallowed

b)

plain

c)

wail

d)

mantel

115.

The floor of a fireplace.

a)

slough

b)

hearth

c)

wail

d)

grief

116.

To cut off sharply.

a)

selchie

b)

mantel

c)

wallowed

d)

sheared

117.

A small bed for a baby.

a)

selchie

b)

cradle

c)

grief

d)

sheared

118.

Which word is a SYNONYM for wail?

a)

encouragement

b)

praise

c)

howl

d)

veer

119.

Which word is a SYNONYM for slough?

a)

keep

b)

serve

c)

collect

d)

discard

120.

Which word is an SYNONYM for mantel?

a)

hearth

b)

chimneypiece

c)

garage

d)

driveway

121.

Which word is an ANTONYM for plain?

a)

No antonym

b)

simple

c)

clean

d)

basic

122.
Who is the author of "Greyling"?
a)
Roald Dahl
b)
Jane Yolen
c)
Dr. Suess
d)
J.K. Rowling
123.
The fisherman and his wife wanted nothing except a ______________.
a)
New cottage
b)
Fishing boat
c)
Child to love
d)
Pet dog
124.
The fisherman found and wrapped a/an ____________ in his shirt and carefully took it home to his wife.
a)
Baby
b)
Bear cub
c)
Otter
d)
Seal pup
125.
Greyling stood by the shore longing for something, but he did not know what.
What was Greyling longing for? 
a)
His lost father
b)
An amazing adventure
c)
His true home in the sea
d)
His long lost sister
126.
While the villagers watched all they saw was a boy diving into the water, then farther out a large seal swimming toward the boat that wallowed in the sea.
What happened to the boy?
a)
He sloughed his skin and became a seal
b)
He got hurt on the rocks and lay quietly in the beach
c)
The sea swallowed him up
d)
His mother punished him for jumping in the water.
127.
"Now the fisherman was also sad that they had no child but he kept his sorrow to himself...".
Why did he hide his own sorrow?
a)
So his wife would not double her grief knowing he was sad.
b)
So the villagers wouldn't know he was sad.
c)
So that no one bothered him
d)
Because he didn't like the way people looked at him for feeling sorry for himself.
128.
Greyling was never allowed to go into the ____________.
a)
Fishing boat
b)
Sea
c)
Village
d)
Cottage
129.
When the fisherman came home with the seal pup wrapped in his shirt and he gave it to his wife, "She uncovered the wrapping and gave a loud cry."
Why did she cry loudly?
a)
She thought she dropped it
b)
There was a child, not a seal pup in the shirt
c)
The pup was all bruised and injured
d)
The seal pup wasn't breathing
130.
"It's a _________________", the fisherman cried. "I have heard of them, they are men upon the land and seals in the sea."
a)
Selchie
b)
Seal Pup
c)
Human baby
d)
Sea Lion
131.
The setting for "Greyling" is...
a)
A small fishing village in Scotland
b)
A large city near the sea
c)
Mountains overlooking a lake
d)
The mouth of a big river
132.
On the day of the big storm, the fisherman in his boat, struggled to stay afloat as the boat ___________ in the rough waves.
a)
Wallowed
b)
Floated
c)
Danced
d)
Sheared
133.
The fisherman's wife and villagers hurried down to the sand after Greyling dove off the cliffs, but they did not find the boy, all they found were his...
a)
Jacket and boots
b)
Blanket and hat
c)
Shirt and shoes
d)
Seal skin and teeth
134.
In the beginning of the story Jane Yolen created a ___________ mood when she described the fisherman and his wife's problem. 
a)
Happy
b)
Sad
c)
Silly
d)
Frightened
135.
When the fisherman found Greyling, and brought him home to his wife, the mood changed to one of
a)
Excitement
b)
Fun
c)
Fear
d)
Anxiety
136.
The fisherman brought the seal put home hoping to end his wife's deep sadness, and pain.
In this sentence what is another word that can replace the phrase in red.
a)
Selchie
b)
Sheared
c)
Kin
d)
Grief
137.
"As Greyling disappeared beneath the waves ...even his skin seemed to", peel off "until he swam free at last". 
What is another word for the red words in this sentence?
a)
Slough
b)
Dry
c)
Shear
d)
Grief
138.
After Greyling left, the fisherman said to his wife, " Yes quite gone. Gone where his heart calls, gone to the great wide sea. And though my heart grieves at his leaving, it tells me this way is best." 
What did the fisherman mean by "this way is best"
a)
Greyling belongs to the sea
b)
Now he must learn to care for himself.
c)
Greyling has finally gotten what he has longed for
d)
All of the above
139.
Does Greyling ever return to the fisherman and his wife?
a)
Yes, once a year
b)
Yes, every holiday
c)
No, he left for good
d)
No, he dies in the end
140.
The fisherman's wife and the townsmen watched from the steep, cut off cliffs as Greyling dove into the ocean to rescue the fisherman.
In this sentence, the word ________ can replace the phrase in red.
a)
Slough
b)
Grief
c)
Wallowed
d)
Sheared
141.
Other than each other the fisherman and his wife have no family to call their own.
What word can replace family?
a)
Selchie
b)
Slough
c)
Kin
d)
Grief
142.
Why does Greyling return to the fisherman and his wife once a year?
a)
To tell them tales of lands far away.
b)
To sing songs of wonders beneath the sea.
c)
To show off his own seal pups
d)
Both 1 and 2 
143.
After the fisherman found Greyling and brought him home the fisherman's wife said, "He shall remain a man upon the land", and the fisherman agreed, "Yet in his heart, he felt somehow it was wrong."
This is an example of what type of conflict? 
a)
Character vs. Character
b)
Character vs. Self
c)
Character vs. Nature
d)
Character vs. Society
144.
The fisherman and his childless wife raised a selchie as their own child, until one day the selchie returned to the sea to save his father, and the fisherman and his wife realized they had to let him go.
This is an example of 
a)
Conflict
b)
Theme
c)
Main Idea
145.

Why were the fisherman and his wife sad at the beginning of the story?

a)

A big storm came.

b)

The fisherman did not catch any fish.

c)

They wished they had a child.

d)

None of the villagers would help the fisherman.

146.

What is one of the reasons that the fisherman brought the seal pup home?

a)

The seal was stranded all alone.

b)

To train it for the circus.

c)

To eat it for dinner

d)

The seal was hungry.

147.

What was the dangerous situation that the fisherman faced at work one day?

a)

A shark

b)

A group of seals came looking for the seal pup

c)

The fisherman's boat sank.

d)

A big storm

148.

What did the wife ask the villagers to do?

a)

Look after her child

b)

Save her husband

c)

Fix her house

d)

Keep the secret that her son is a selchie

149.

How is the fisherman rescued?

a)

The Coast Guard rescues the fisherman off the boat

b)

The wife swims to help her husband.

c)

The villagers come and pull the boat to shore.

d)

Greyling turns into a seal and pushes the boat to safety.

150.

What happens with Greyling at the end of the story?

a)

Greyling grows up with his family and never returns to the ocean.

b)

Greyling goes to the sea and gets married to another seal.

c)

Greyling returns to the ocean and sometimes visits his parents.

d)

Greyling returns to the ocean and never sees his parents again.

151.

Why do the fisherman and his wife avoid letting Greyling go into the sea?

a)

They are afraid he might become a seal.

b)

They are afraid he will drown.

c)

They do not want him to become a fisherman.

d)

They are afraid he will get bitten by a shark.

152.

What is the SETTING of the story?

a)

a village by the sea

b)

a city

153.

Why is the fisherman's wife sad at the beginning of the story?

a)

She wishes she had a child

b)

her husband is in danger on his boat

154.

What does the fisehrman find while working on his boat?

a)

A grey seal

b)

A black bird

155.

What kind of creature is Greyling?

a)

A mermaid

b)

A selchie

156.

When Greyling is on land, he is a

a)

seal

b)

human

157.

When Greyling is in the water, he is a

a)

seal

b)

human

158.

Greyling's parents do not let him in the water because

a)

they don't want him to be a seal again

b)

they don't want him to become a fisherman

159.

Who does Greyling save during the bad storm?

a)

The woman (his mother)

b)

The fisherman (his father)

160.

True or false: At the end of the story, Greyling stays a seal

a)

True

b)

False

161.

Why does Greyling come back once a year?

a)

To spend the day fishing

b)

To tell the fisherman and his wife stories and he loves them

162.

What is shiny and smooth?

a)

driftwood

b)

technique

c)

fiction

d)

sleek

163.

You can find driftwood on the beach.

a)

True

b)

False

164.

What means to put up with something?

a)

dwell

b)

grieving

c)

endure

d)

rebuilding

165.

Technique is a way of doing things that requires skill.

a)

True

b)

False

166.

What means to think about for a long time?

a)

endure

b)

dwell

c)

grieving

d)

rebuilding

167.

What means feeling terribly sad?

a)

endure

b)

dwell

c)

grieving

d)

fiction

168.

Fiction is stories about characters and events that are real.

a)

True

b)

False

169.

What means fixing or putting back together?

a)

technique

b)

rebuilding

c)

driftwood

d)

grieving

170.

Sheared

a)

family

b)

to come off; to shed

c)

roll around

d)

to cut off

171.

kin

a)

family

b)

unsettled, agitated

c)

to come off to shed

d)

to cut off

172.

roiling

a)

to cut off

b)

family

c)

unsettled. agitated

d)

to come off; to shed

173.

Slough

a)

rolled around

b)

to cut off

c)

to come off; to shed

d)

family

174.

wallowed

a)

to come off; to shed

b)

to cut off

c)

rolled around

d)

family

175.
Why is the fisherman's wife sad at the beginning of "Greyling"?
a)
she misses a friend who has moved away
b)
her husband is in danger on his boat
c)
she wishes that she had a child
d)
her child has left her and gone off to sea
176.
At the beginning of "Greyling" what conflict do the main characters face?
a)
they are very poor, and they do not have enough food
b)
their fishing boat is destroyed in a bad storm
c)
they are sad because they have no children
d)
they are sad because seals do not live along the shore
177.
Why does Greyyling pull free from his mother's arms and dive off the cliff into the sea?
a)
he wants to save his father
b)
he wants to show that he is brave
c)
he has begun to change into a seal
d)
he doesn't want to obey any rules
178.
When is the fisherman's wife's conflict about Greyling returning to the sea resolved?
a)
When Greyling returns and promises never to return to the sea 
b)
When Greyling promises to protect the fisherman during bad storms
c)
When she learns that the fisherman has found another selchie
d)
when she realizes that Greyling will be happier living in the sea
179.
In “Greyling,” why does Greyling come back once a year?
a)
He loves the fisherman and his wife and wants to visit them.
b)
He likes to be around people instead of seals.
c)
He wants to make sure that the fisherman is safe.
d)
He hopes to attend the yearly fisherman’s festival.
180.

A feeling of great sadness.

a)

plain

b)

sheared

c)

grief

d)

wallowed

181.

A magical creature that looks like a seal when in water and a human when on land.

a)

selchie

b)

cradle

c)

wail

d)

mantel

182.

Rolled and tilted.

a)

wallowed

b)

plain

c)

wail

d)

mantel

183.

The floor of a fireplace.

a)

slough

b)

hearth

c)

wail

d)

grief

184.

To cut off sharply.

a)

selchie

b)

mantel

c)

wallowed

d)

sheared

185.

The cliff __________ so suddenly that I almost fell over the side!

a)

formed

b)

mantel

c)

delivered

d)

sheared

186.

The fisherman and his wife in "Greyling" couldn't believe they found a _________. They decided to raise him as their son.

a)

selchie

b)

human

c)

mermaid

d)

werewolf

187.

Who is the narrator of Greyling?

a)

Someone outside the story.

b)

The fisherman's wife.

c)

Greyling himself.

d)

A person in town.

188.

What words does the the "Greyling" narrator use that help me determine who he or she is?

a)

The fisherman's wife ran out of the hut, fear riding in her heart.

b)

The fisherman looked.

c)

It's nothing.

d)

One sunny day.

189.

What is the climax of Greyling?

a)

Greyling saves the man from drowning.

b)

The story takes place in a town by the sea.

c)

The couple wants a child.

d)

Greyling visits the couple every year.

190.
Who is the narrator of "Greyling"?
a)
the fisherman
b)
the fisherman's wife
c)
Greyling
d)
a storyteller who is not a character
191.
What is the setting of "Greyling"?
a)
a village by the sea
b)
a magic village under the sea
c)
a ship at the bottom of the sea
d)
a seal colony in the Arctic Sea
192.
Why is the fisherman's wife sad at the beginning of "Greyling"?
a)
She misses a friend who has moved away.
b)
Her husband is in danger on his boat.
c)
She wishes that she had a child.
d)
Her child has left her and gone off to sea.
193.
In "Greyling," why do the fisherman and his wife avoid letting Greyling go into the sea?
a)
They are afraid he will drown.
b)
They don't want him to become a fisherman.
c)
They are afraid that a shark might attack him.
d)
They are afraid that he might become a seal.
194.
In "Greyling," why does Greyling come back once a year?
a)
He loves the fisherman and his wife and wants to visit them.
b)
He likes to be around people instead of seals.
c)
He wants to make sure that the fisherman is safe.
d)
He hopes to attend the yearly fisherman's festival.
195.
At the beginning of "Greyling," what conflict do the main characters face?
a)
They are very poor, and they do not have enough food.
b)
Their fishing boat is destroyed in a bad storm.
c)
They are sad because they have no children.
d)
They are sad because seals do not live along the shore.
196.
Greyling often looks out to sea as he grows up. Why is he "longing and grieving in his heart"?
a)
He worries that the fisherman might drown in a storm at sea.
b)
He longs to return to the sea but doesn't understand why.
c)
He is lonely because people are not friendly toward him.
d)
He is sad because he cannot take the place of a real child.
197.
Why does Greyling pull free from his mother's arms and dive off the cliff into the sea?
a)
He wants to save his father.
b)
He wants to show that he is brave.
c)
He has begun to change into a seal.
d)
He doesn't want to obey any rules.
198.
When is the fisherman's wife's conflict about Greyling returning to the sea resolved?
a)
when Greyling returns from the sea and promises never to leave her again
b)
when Greyling promises to protect the fisherman during bad storms
c)
when she learns that the fisherman has found another seal for her to raise
d)
when she realizes that Greyling will be happier living in the sea
199.
Which statement best summarizes what the fisherman and his wife learn at the end of "Greyling"?
a)
Parents need to keep a close watch on their children.
b)
Sometimes you need to let go of someone you love.
c)
Selchies cannot be trusted to do what they are told.
d)
Neighbors need to learn to help their neighbors.
200.

A quote that presents a cause and effect ...

a)

The former fulfills the couples dream and the latter marks the end of this dream.

b)

''little fingers of foam tore at his clothes''

c)

a new little hut that was covered in mosses that kept them cool in summer and warm in winter

d)

sadness that greyling has returned to the sea and wisdom in accepting that it is for the best

201.

a statement that demonstrates an example of personification

a)

keep greylings identity unknown

b)

''little fingers of foam tore at his clothes''

c)

a new little hut that was covered in mosses that kept them cool in summer and warm in winter

d)

their need to have a child live with them

202.

the climax of the story

a)

the characters are not real but the setting seems realistic.

b)

the scene of the storm and saving the fisherman

c)

their need to have a child live with them

d)

The former fulfills the couples dream and the latter marks the end of this dream.

203.

True or False: The fisherman's wife demonstrates hesitance before she decides to keep the pup

a)

True

b)

False

204.

True or False: Greyling is a selchie or a transformed seal.

a)

True

b)

False

205.

True or False: Tone reflects the authors attitude toward a subject

a)

True

b)

False

206.

The scene of the storm that Yolen tries to describe demonstrates what kind of image

a)

effective verbal message

b)

transduced image

c)

auditory image

d)

visual image

207.

At the end of the story the fisherman and his wife realize that...

a)

One finds the place where he or she is born the best.

b)

external conflict caused by natural effect

c)

In his secret heart he wanted a child too. Yet somehow he felt it was wrong.

d)

False

208.

the word though indicates

a)

contrast

b)

compare

c)

density

d)

evaluate

209.

Before the storm, Greyling can be described as...

a)

Nostalgic but helpful.

b)

Poetic, using rhyming words

c)

Contrast

d)

Visual image

210.

The Genre of Greyling is...

a)

Writing

b)

Fantasy

c)

Fiction

d)

Literature

211.

The word flee can best be replaced by...

a)

chase

b)

tangible

c)

escape

d)

encapsulate

212.

''there they looked down at the roiling boiling sea''. In this sentence, Yolens style can be described as

a)

visual image

b)

nostalgic but helpful.

c)

keep greylings identity unknown

d)

poetic, using rhyming words

213.

during the storm the fisherman and his wife experience what kind of conflict?

a)

external conflict caused by natural effect

b)

fiction

c)

contrast

d)

the third person point of view

214.

True or False: At the begining of the story, the fisherman shared his sorrow with his wife.

a)

True

b)

False

215.

True or False: The townspeople flee to hills because they are not brave enough to risk their lives in saving the fisherman's

a)

True

b)

False

216.

The story is being told from...

a)

visual image

b)

the third person point of view

c)

contrast

d)

external conflict caused by natural effect

217.

The word Yet is used to demonstrate...

a)

compare

b)

contrast

c)

density

d)

evaluate

218.

''But seals do go to the shore and men do go to he sea''. this statement serves to...

a)

poetic, using rhyming words

b)

compare

c)

keep greylings identity unknown

d)

fiction

219.

In the falling action The fisherman and his wife demonstrate

a)

the characters are not real but the setting seems realistic.

b)

their need to have a child live with them

c)

a new little hut that was covered in mosses that kept them cool in summer and warm in winter

d)

sadness that greyling has returned to the sea and wisdom in accepting that it is for the best

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