The Lion and the Mouse
This character "lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws."
The Lion
This was "all yellow and glittering."
The goose's egg.
"A _______ little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly."
a) timid
b) swift
c) bold
a) timid
Your good fortune can become your downfall.
The Goose with the Golden Egg.
The countryman found "an egg all yellow and glittering."
a) irony
b) visual imagery
c) personification
b) visual imagery
This character begged: "Please let me go, and some day I will surely repay you."
The Mouse
This character became a victim.
The goose.
The lion was caught in a hunter's net, but the mouse was caught in the lion's __________.
a) nose
b) tail
c) paw
c) paw
It pays to be generous in life.
The Lion and the Mouse
"The egg was as heavy as lead."
a) metaphor
b) simile
c) personification
b) simile
This character creates conflict for the Lion.
The hunter
In the story, the owner of the goose is referred to as this.
The countryman.
She "gnawed it until it parted." It, in this context, refers to:
a) the lion's tail
b) the net
c) the hunter's hand
b) the net
Life is full of misfortunes. You never know where help will come.
The Lion and the Mouse.
If the countryman is characterized as greedy, the Mouse is characterized as this when he said, "Now you see, even a Mouse can help a Lion."
a) generous
b) helpful
c) wise
c) wise
This character experienced internal conflict
The Lion
The countryman's initial reaction to the golden egg was this.
He was "going to throw it away."
"Every morning, the same thing _________, and he soon became rich."
a) occurred
b) greed
c) egg
a) occurred
Your greed can destroy you in the end.
The Goose with the Golden Egg
The lion laid his huge paw angrily upon the tiny creature.
a) contrast
b) irony
c) allusion
a) contrast
This character helps develop the story's central idea.
The Mouse.
The golden eggs affected the countryman in two ways. They are:
"He grew rich; he grew greedy."
He soon found to his "delight that it was an egg of pure gold." Delight means:
a) confusion
b) shock
c) joy
c) joy
Without virtues or wisdom, we can become victims of vice.
The Goose with Golden Egg
The lion got caught in the net while "stalking his prey."
a) visual imagery
b) irony
c) personification
b) irony