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
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Clemency
the act of showing mercy
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What is the Springfield job
A job that involved safe cracking
100
Why does Ben Price let Jimmy go at the ending of the story
He realized Jimmy has made a honest life for himself
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How would you describe the farmer in the passage
He is loving, merciful, and would do anything for his mother
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Why doesn't the old woman have a name in the story
She is meant to be symbolic for wisdom that comes with age
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displeasure
a feeling of annoyance or dissatisfaction
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How is Jimmy different from other criminals
He did not commit a violent crime
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Why does Jimmy decide to go to Elmore Arkansas initially
to crack a safe -" Do another job"
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What are 3 clues that this story is an example of a folktale
1) no specific date 2) motif 3 3)teaches a lesson
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What were the 3 riddles Lord Higa created
1) 1,000 ropes of ash
2) single threading of silk through a curvy, bendy piece of wood/log
3) create a drum that makes sounds without being beat
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To restore to good standings
rehabilitate
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What were the two major acts of kindness Jimmy displayed in the passage
He gave a blind beggar a quarter and freed Annabel's niece from the safe
300
Summarize the story : Including the plot, climax,complication, and resolution in less than 3 min
I will decide if answer is appropriate :)
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What did the wise old woman do to solve the 2nd and third riddle
1) tied silk to the end of an ant and left a clump of sugar at the opposite end
2) used two pieces of paper and put a bumble bee in between, so the bee could make noise as it knocks side to sidle .
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Ultimately, why was it difficult for the son to leave his mother alone at the top of the mountain ( name a specific action)
She started breaking off twigs and branches as a way to guide him back down the mountain-
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to be famous, respected, important
eminent
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Why was detective Ben Price's character so believable
Most detectives have the same level of tenacity and eagerness to arrest the criminal ..which is what we are seeing in his character. " focused on catching the guy"
400
How is Jimmy and his alter ego the similar and different ( 3 examples)
Teacher will decide if responses are appropriate
500
summarize the story and include the story's conflict, climax, resolution, and theme within 65 seconds .
teacher will decide if answer is appropriate
500
What makes Lord Higa an unbelievable character
He ways his decisions on the odds of riddles
500
spell 6 vocabulary words and provide the correct definitions
I will decide if challenge is completed satisfactorily
500
Why is it easy for Jimmy to blend in with Annabel's family
Annabel's father is a businessman similar to Jimmy and with his personality and similar interest it makes it easy for Jimmy to get along with her family.
500
Why did Jimmy receive a pardon at the beginning of the story
There wasn't enough evidence to connect to the crime