Vocabulary
to pause before doing or saying something
What is hesitation?
What is the impact of alliteration used in the character's names such as “smartest son” and “old blind
Bates”? (RL.2.4)
a. It increased the irony in the poem.
b. It creates a light-hearted tone.
c. It increase the tension between the father and the son.
d. It provides deep insight into who these characters are.
a. It increased the irony in the poem.
What does the phrase “suddenly, he started to sense fear” suggest in paragraph 4? (RL.2.4)
a. King Midas realized that he may have made a big mistake.
b. King Midas could sense that his daughter was afraid of him.
c. King Midas was devastated that he turned his daughter into gold.
d. King Midas was afraid that he would be punished by the god, Dionyssus.
a. King Midas realized that he may have made a big mistake.
at a great amount
What is Profusely?
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A: How is the narrator's point of view different from his father’s? (RL.2.6)
a.The narrator is worried about his father’s reaction and the father is proud of his son.
b.The narrator is proud of his profit and the father is disappointed in his son’s trickery.
c.The narrator thinks at he outwitted everyone and the father is disappointed in his son’s trickery.
d.The narrator thinks at he outwitted everyone and the father realized that his son was swindled.
d.The narrator thinks at he outwitted everyone and the father realized that his son was swindled.
How does the structure of each text create similarities in the texts’ meanings? (RL.2.5)
a. Both structures involve rhyme and repetition.
b. Both structures illustrate a humorous tone.
c. Both structures tell a story of the character’s poor choice concerning money.
d. Both structures highlight how the main character did not heed a warning.
c. Both structures tell a story of the character’s poor choice concerning money.
rowdy; energetic
What is boisterous?
Part B: Select the sentence from the passage that supports the answer in Part A? (RL.2.6)
e. Too proud of me to speak!
f. He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!
g. And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
h. And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head
h. And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head
This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A: What is the relationship between form and meaning in the poem? (RL.2.5)
a. The poem uses rhyme and repetition to tell humorous story.
b. The poem uses a humorous tone to show how a boy learned a lesson.
c. The poem uses rhyme and repetition to to make light of a serious issue.
d. The poem uses a traditional story structure to tell a classic tale.
a. The poem uses rhyme and repetition to tell humorous story.
personal belongings
What is paraphernalia?
Reread the following excerpt:
And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head--
Too proud of me to speak!
How does the narrator’s point of view in this excerpt increase the humor of the poem? (RL.2.6)
a. The narrator doesn’t realized that his father is upset with him for stealing money from multiple people.
b. The narrator has tricked everyone in town into giving him more money and the father is proud of him.
c.The narrator is so proud of himself for what he believes he has accomplished that he is misreading his father’s body language.
d. The narrator has turned a profit on the initial dollar that his father gave him.
c.The narrator is so proud of himself for what he believes he has accomplished that he is misreading his father’s body language.
Part B: How does this compare to the relationship between form and meaning in the myth? (RL.2.5)
a. The myth provides a descriptive story with colorful figurative language.
b. The myth tells a traditional tale which provides a strong moral theme at the end.
c. The myth provides the origin story of where gold came from.
d. The myth tells a humorous story of a foolish king.
b. The myth tells a traditional tale which provides a strong moral theme at the end.
split into parts
What is splintered?
What does the last line of stanzas 1-4 emphasize about the main character? (RL.2.6)
a. He knows how to count.
b. His father taught him well.
c. He is a social and independent young man.
d. He is naive and perhaps not as smart as he thinks he is.
d. He is naive and perhaps not as smart as he thinks he is.