The Storyteller Quizzes

The Storyteller Quiz 1

1 Who is the author of "The Storyteller"?
Saki

Herman Melville

JK Rowling

Madeline Cohen
2 What is the real name of Saki?
H. H. Munro

JRR Tolkein

JK Rowling

Madeline Cohen
3 How many people in total are in the train carriage?
3

4

5

6
4 How many children are in the train carriage?
2

4

3

1
5 Who are the children traveling with?
Their teacher

Their mother

Their governess

Their aunt
6 How is the man in the train carriage related to the children?
He's their uncle.

He's not related to them; he's a stranger.

He's their father.

He's their teacher.
7 How do the children first annoy the adults?
They ask to go outside.

They hit one another.

They ask many questions.

They recite poetry.
8 What do the children's questions often begin with?
Who

When

What

Why
9 Why does the aunt tell the children sheep are being driven out of a field?
They are probably owned by someone.

The grass in a different field is probably better.

They are probably being taken inside out of the cold.

She doesn't know.
10 Why does the aunt start to dislike the bachelor?
His facial expression

His decision to leave the train carriage

His inappropriate story

His overbearing luggage
11 Who is the only named child on the train?
Lily

Bertha

Marcos

Cyril
12 What does the littlest girl do that annoys the adults?
Tries to stand on one foot and fails repeatedly

Teases her brother about the size of his ears

Asks the most questions of all the children

Recites the same line of a poem over and over
13 What does the aunt suggest to entertain the children?
She will tell them a story.

They can play with her chess set.

The bachelor will tell them a story.

She will take them out for a walk.
14 What is the aunt's story about?
A little sheep in a field

A little cow in a field

A little girl who was very good

A little girl who was very bad
15 What happens to the little girl in the story?
She gets a medal for being good.

She is attacked by a bull.

She is attacked by citizens of her town.

She is attacked by a wolf.
16 What adjective do the children use to describe the aunt's story?
Quaint

Lovely

Stupid

Silly
17 What is the bachelor's first line of dialogue in the story?
"Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Bertha, who was extra-ordinarily good."

"You don't seem to be a success as a story-teller."

"It's the stupidest story I've ever heard."

"It's a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate."
18 What is the name of the character in the bachelor's story?
Cyril

Madeline

Bertha

Joe
19 What do the children think of the bachelor's story in the beginning?
It is going to be about cows.

It is going to be boring.

It is going to be awesome.

It is going to make their aunt angry.
20 What phrase said by the bachelor interests the children greatly?
"Wolf in sheep's clothing"

"Awesomely bad"

"Horribly good"

"Egregiously noisy"
21 What is the main adjective used to describe Bertha?
Silly

Pretty

Bad

Good
22 What color was Bertha's dress?
White

Pink

Red

Blue
23 What does the color of Bertha's dress symbolize?
Childhood curiosity

Innocence and purity

Excellence

Love and lust
24 What did Bertha wear around her neck?
A string of pearls

A necklace with a locket

A necklace with a good luck charm

Gold medals
25 Why weren't there sheep in the park in the bachelor's story?
They all died from a plague years before.

The King was scared of them.

They went to graze in another field.

The Queen banned them.

Which friendships did Millicent cause to break up,and how?

Millicent breaks up long standing friendships, such as Shira and Sandra, as well as Clem and Harry. She does this by including one half of each member in her gang, while excluding the other. She also introduced racist name calling in the class.

Asked by Artie J #1322036

Answered by Aslan on 10/4/2023 2:30 AM

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Life Isn’t Fair-Deal With It

D. "Fair blends to a norm, and in doing so, it limits, inhibits, stifles, and restricts, all under
the guise of balance and equality." (Paragraph 7)

Asked by Kaylee D #1317712

Answered by jill d #170087 on 8/25/2023 7:31 PM

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the srory-teller

The wolf found Bertha and ate her. The man finishes the story by noting, "All that was left were her shoes, pieces of clothing, and the three medals for goodness" (8). The children ask if any of the pigs were killed and the man replies that they...

Asked by myka g #1316951

Answered by Aslan on 8/17/2023 4:48 PM

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The Storyteller

by Saki (H.H. Munro)

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