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Essay Questions
100
Careful about spending money
What is thrifty?
100
When Beth saw the butterflies, she became _____________ with their beautiful colors.
What is fascinated?
100
What does the old woman do with most of the vegetables she grows?
She takes them to the market to sell.
100
What do the men do when they are supposed to be sleeping?
They steal the old woman's ham from the closet.
100
Who is Adobe the Great?
a character in a dream
200
Large, plentiful
What is generous?
200
The __________ boys played many tricks on their friends.
What is rascally?
200
What is the old woman able to do by being thrifty?
She is able to buy herself a big ham.
200
Why are the young men anxious to leave first thing in the morning?
They don't want the woman to find out that they have stolen her ham.
200
Who was Hambone the First?
He was the ruler of Travelibag.
300
naughty, mischievous
What is rascally?
300
Ty and Nick had a _________ idea to cheat people.
What is roguish?
300
Why does the old woman cut a thin slice of ham on special days?
So it will make the ham last longer.
300
Why do the young men begin to tell the old woman about their dreams?
They want to make fun of the old woman.
300
Name 2 things the old woman does to show kindness to the young men.
One thing the old woman does to show kindness to the two men is inviting them into her home to share a meal with her. Another thing she does to show kindness is letting them stay the night and sleep on her floor.
400
treacherous, dishonest, mean
What is roguish?
400
Jordan is so ___________, he shares his things with the less-fortunate.
What is generous?
400
Why does the old woman prepare a big dinner for the young men?
She is happy to have them as her company.
400
What has the old woman learned in her many years?
She has learned how to judge a person's character.
400
What lesson do the young men learn from the old woman?
The lesson that the two men learn from the woman is that playing tricks on people sometimes has negative consequences.
500
amazed and intrigued
What is fascinated?
500
Elsie saves her money and spends it wisely, so people say she is ____________.
What is thrifty?
500
According to the story, eating meat is...........
very special.
500
How did the old woman outsmart the young men?
By replacing the ham with a brick.