The Wise Old Woman A
The Wise Old Woman B
Vocabulary
Old Grandfather (A)
Old Grandfather (B)
100
Why does Lord Higa leave the village alone
He realizes there is a lot of wisdom in the town
100
What did the Lord decree must happen to the elders in the village and why
They must be abandoned in the mountains because old people serve no purpose and cannot work
100

conquer

take possession of by force

100
Where did the Old Grandfather have to eat his meals?
In the corner near the stove
100
Misha
The grandson
200
How would you describe the farmer in the passage
He is  a loving son
200
What does the old woman symbolize?
She is meant to be a symbol  for wisdom that comes with age
200
displeasure
a feeling of annoyance or dissatisfaction
200
Tolstoy
Who translated the story from Russian
200
A wooden bucket
What misha made 
300
What is a moral 
 The lesson of the story
300
What were the 3 riddles in the story?
1) 1,000 ropes of ash 2) single threading of silk through a curvy, log 3) create a drum that makes sounds without being beat
300

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

summon

300

The old man in "The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson" has to eat his meals in the corner because he is 

Toothless and drops his food

300
bear
mischa
400
What did the wise old woman do to solve the  third riddle
used two pieces of paper for the end of the drum  and put a bumble bee in between, so the bee could make noise as it knocks side to sidle .
400
What did the old woman do when the son took her in the woods?
She started breaking off twigs and branches as a way to guide him back home-
400

send (someone) away  as an official punishment.

banish

400
  What are two things that make it difficult for the grandfather to take care of himself 
blind and deaf
400
He is poor and can't live alone
Why does Grandfather live with Misha
500
What did the son do to hide the old woman?
dug a hole in the floor of the kitchen 
500
What reward did the son receive for solving the riddles?
bags of gold
500

arrogantly superior and disdainful.

haugtily
500
The grandfather lived with them
who is the son, his wife and child
500
He dropped the bowl and it broke
Why grandfather got his food in a wooden dish
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