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Is the result of the discovery of the silver mountain positive or negative? Explain
Negative. Answers may vary
What character in the story is a sort of companion, one that you can pressively learn?
The King.
Intimated
Answers may vary. To make intimate.
There are two positive events in the story related to the rejection of material wealth. Name atleast one
Decision of the Parson not to profit or reveal the location of the silver mountain.
Decision of the villagers not to continue their search.
How are the stories of the Parson and the Parishioners and of the king and his army different?
The parishioners happen upon riches,learn by experience, and fell in temptation.
The king is seeking wealth, learn through the experience of others, and was protected from falling in temptation.
Desolated
Which is the story inside the story?
The story of the five men out on a moose hunt.
Why do you think the parson told the story to the king?
The parsons desired to protect the king from a similar fate.
Monotonous
Answers may vary. Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest. Boring.
The meaning of blowing his own horn means?pg. 164
Boasting of your own achievements.
What is ironic about Per Persson when he mourns the loss of the Olaf Svard mine?
He mourns the loss of something he never had.
Isolation
Answer may vary. The process or fact of isolating or being isolated. Separated, segregated.
Why the Parson felt he couldn't tell the king who he was?
Because the king had mistaken him for a peasant.
What is the theme of the story?
Answers will vary. Because of man's nature those who are ethical may fall in temptation to the corrupting power of wealth.
Procure
Answers may vary. Obtain (something), especially with care or effort.