Wild Card
Which inference can be most likely made about the Grasshopper in “The Ants and the Grasshopper”?
A. He is angry.
B. He is proud.
C. He is lazy.
C. He is lazy.
Which of these happens first?
- Daedalus escapes from King Minos’s tower.
- Daedalus warns his son not to fly too high or too low.
- The feathers of Icarus’s wings fall like snowflakes.
- Icarus and Daedalus are taken for a vision of the gods.
Daedalus escapes from King Minos’s tower.
How does the sickness that spreads in Anniko’s village add to the development of the plot?
It forces Anniko to look elsewhere for a home.
Name the character that the following detail best describes:
Works hard during the summer to have food in the winter.
The ants from "The Ants and the Grasshopper."
Which Aesop's fable does the following moral belong to?
"Wealth not used is wealth that does not exist."
"The Miser."
Which of these happens second?
- Daedalus escapes from King Minos’s tower.
- Daedalus warns his son not to fly too high or too low.
- The feathers of Icarus’s wings fall like snowflakes.
- Icarus and Daedalus are taken for a vision of the gods.
Daedalus warns his son not to fly too high or too low.
The author suggests that Anniko finds happiness in the new village mainly by…
A. describing the man who has hated her from the first day
B. including her thought: “What a beautiful country this is.”
C. describing Anniko’s song and how much the villagers love it
C. describing Anniko’s song and how much the villagers love it
Correct. Singing is a big part of who Anniko is, and the villagers accepting that and her is important for her happiness
How does the author structure this text?
(in other words, how is the text set up?)
The author structures the text by including several stories that each provide individual lessons about life.
Which inference can be best made about the Woodcutter in the story “The Fox and the Woodcutter”?
A. He is deceptive.
B. He is creative.
C. He is trustworthy.
A. He is deceptive.
Which of these happens third and fourth?
- Daedalus escapes from King Minos’s tower.
- Daedalus warns his son not to fly too high or too low.
- The feathers of Icarus’s wings fall like snowflakes.
- Icarus and Daedalus are taken for a vision of the gods.
Third: Icarus and Daedalus are taken for a vision of the gods.
Fourth: The feathers of Icarus’s wings fall like snowflakes.
When the Longnecks discover that Anniko is missing, one of the villagers immediately suspects the old man. What inference can be made about this situation?
A. The Longnecks do not mind Anniko missing a day of her song.
B. The man who cast out Anniko has acted in an evil manner before.
C. The villagers hate the man who cast out Anniko.
B. The man who cast out Anniko has acted in an evil manner before.
Which two tales have morals that are the most similar to each other?
- "The Flies and the Honey-Pot"
- "The Miser"
- "The Ants and the Grasshopper"
- "The Swollen Fox"
- "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"
"The Flies and the Honey-Pot" and "The Swollen Fox"
In The Story of Anniko, Anniko flees the longneck's village as soon as the old man tells her she'll never fit in. What can be inferred about Anniko based on this?
A. Anniko feels strange with her short neck amongst the long-necked villagers.
B. Anniko had never liked the man from the first day.
C. Anniko wanted to argue with the man that she has become part of the village too.
D. Anniko was already afraid that she would not be able to fit in.
D. Anniko was already afraid that she would not be able to fit in.
Describe King Minos's relationship to Daedalus.
1. Daedalus was the king's architect.
2. The King imprisoned Daedalus on a whim.
Which of the following can we infer about the longneck villagers?
A. The majority of the villagers do not discriminate based on appearance.
B. The majority of the villagers are afraid of Anniko because she looks different.
C. The villagers think something is wrong with Anniko because of her short neck.
A. The majority of the villagers do not discriminate based on appearance.
Par. 5:
"The villagers were about to greet Anniko, but they couldn't believe their eyes. She had a short neck—much like yours and mine. They had never seen anything like this before and they weren't quite sure what to do or say. One of them asked what a little girl like Anniko would be doing in that forest alone. Anniko began to tell all that had happened to her, her family and her village. Something about Anniko made the Longnecks trust her, so they invited her to stay."
What is most closely the meaning of lament as it is used in the passage below (paragraph 1)?
“When he finished, he was so full that he was not able to get out, and began to groan and lament his fate. Another Fox passing by heard his cries, and coming up, inquired the cause of his complaining.”
Without using your text book, name all 9 fables we've read for this unit.
2. The Story of Anniko
3. The Swollen Fox
4. The Flies and the Honeypot
5. The Hen and the Golden Eggs
6. The Miser
7. The Fox and the Woodcutter
8. The Ants and the Grasshopper
9. The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Which of the following inferences best describes a theme of the myth?
A. If you get too greedy, you will be punished.
B. There is a danger in men getting too close to the ways of the gods.
C. Sons cannot be trusted to equal their fathers in intellect and common sense.
C. There is a danger in men getting too close to the ways of the gods.
Correct. Throughout, comparisons are made between Daedalus and the gods and these likenesses result, first, in imprisonment and, second, in the loss of his son.
Place these events in order from first to last:
- “So they all stood side by side in the center of the village and began to sing for the very first time:”
- “Soon they would not get up and go about their work until they heard Anniko's sweet song.”
- “Without thinking, she ran off and found herself in the middle of that same thick forest.”
- “She walked and walked until she found herself standing at the edge of a thick, thick forest.”
- “She walked and walked until she found herself standing at the edge of a thick, thick forest.”
- “Soon they would not get up and go about their work until they heard Anniko's sweet song.”
- “Without thinking, she ran off and found herself in the middle of that same thick forest.”
- “So they all stood side by side in the center of the village and began to sing for the very first time:”
Name the characters that each detail describes below:
- Eats food that does not belong to him
- Gets stuck in honey while eating
- Tries to fool a shepherd to get food
- Eats food that does not belong to him: Fox
- Gets stuck in honey while eating: The Flies
- Tries to fool a shepherd to get food: The Wolf