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WorksheetsThe White Circle by John Clayton Bell
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What did the tree symbolize?
corruption
unlucky
temptation
superiority
What game did Tucker want to play in the barn?
finding pigeons' nests
prisoner's base
Walker Mountain
jumping into the straw
What did Tucker's father offer him for his birthday gift?
apple tree
a colt
hayfork
apples
What county did Tucker live in?
Walker
Augusta
Albemarle
Virginia
What did Anvil steal?
pigeons
colts
apples
books
What did the white circle symbolize?
impurity
superiority
unlucky
temptation
What is a sow?
baby pigeon
young colt
old straw
female pig
What did Tucker's blubberin' represent to Anvil?
fear
vexation
weakness
stinkiness
What job did Anvil's dad have?
farmer
peddler
prisoner
teacher
What does 'truculent' mean?
female pig
annoyed
moving from place to place
aggressively hostile
What did Anvil do to Tucker when they first entered the barn?
shoved him into the straw rick
pinned him to the ground
counted for the game
showed him the hayfork
What event happened to cause the white circle?
a workhorse was killed
the apple tree was hit by lightning
one of the workers was stabbed
the nest of pigeons fell
How did Anvil react to being almost killed?
grabbed the hayfork
fell out the barn door
threw the apples
peed his pants
How many apples were left at the end of the story?
13
10
3
9
What is an underlying theme to this story?
irony
fear
hostility
friendship
