Name

Level QThe Golden Flute

Date

1. Why did his mother not tellBayberry about his sister?

She forgot about the littlegirl.

She was planning to save her herself.

She thought saving Little Redwas too dangerous for him.

She wanted the little girl tobe a secret from Bayberry.

2. What is a lair?

a magic flute

a large rock

a resting place

a secret location

3. Which of the following does notshow that this story is a fantasy?

A rock was blocking themountain road.

Little Red was taken by a dragon.

The flute made animalsdance.

The boy grew up overnight.

4. Why did the mother think, at thebeginning of the story, that noone could ever save Little Red?

Little Red had no brother.

The dragon was toopowerful.

Many other people had been killed.

all of the above

5. What is an obstacle?

when one pushes on anobject and it moves

a mountain road with manytwists and turns

something hanging over an edge of a cliff

something preventing onefrom reaching a goal

6. What caused Bayberry to decideto go after the dragon?

He wanted to rescue LittleRed.

He wanted to kill the evildragon.

He wanted to prevent othersfrom being hurt.

all of the above

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Name

Level QThe Golden Flute

Date

7. What caused the dragon to be utterly exhausted?

whipping Little Red

dancing and squirming

flying off to search for people

all of the above

8. Why did Bayberry and his familyenjoy a plentiful life?

They plowed fields easily withthe dragon’s horn.

They sold the dragon’s skinfor a lot of money.

They were famous for killingthe dragon.

They were happy to be alive.

9. What does torment mean?

to torture

to irritate

to harass

all of the above

10. How did the mother feel as she watched Bayberry leave to rescue Little Red?

worried but hopeful

angry and concerned

surprised yet happy

relieved and excited

11. What event caused the mainproblem of this story?

when Bayberry couldn’t move the rock

when the dragon flew off with Little Red

when the dragon came back out of the water

when the mother heard herdaughter was being hurt

12. Why did Bayberry need to blow on the flute for seven days and nights?

to put Little Red to sleep

to kill the evil dragon

to practice his flute

all the above

13. Extended Response: Bayberryrecites a poem when the dragonreturns that says, “Go deepwhen digging a well. Pull up the roots when hoeing a field.”What do these two verses haveto do with the dragon?

14. Extended Response: What would be another way to endthe story from the time thedragon emerges from the pondafter promising to stay there?

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