The Storyteller Quizzes

The Storyteller Quiz 1

1 Who is the author of "The Storyteller"?
JK Rowling

Saki

Madeline Cohen

Herman Melville
2 What is the real name of Saki?
H. H. Munro

JK Rowling

Madeline Cohen

JRR Tolkein
3 How many people in total are in the train carriage?
6

3

5

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

1

4

3
5 Who are the children traveling with?
Their aunt

Their mother

Their teacher

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

He's their father.

He's their teacher.

He's not related to them; he's a stranger.
7 How do the children first annoy the adults?
They ask to go outside.

They recite poetry.

They hit one another.

They ask many questions.
8 What do the children's questions often begin with?
What

Why

When

Who
9 Why does the aunt tell the children sheep are being driven out of a field?
She doesn't know.

They are probably being taken inside out of the cold.

They are probably owned by someone.

The grass in a different field is probably better.
10 Why does the aunt start to dislike the bachelor?
His inappropriate story

His decision to leave the train carriage

His facial expression

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

Cyril

Marcos

Bertha
12 What does the littlest girl do that annoys the adults?
Asks the most questions of all the children

Teases her brother about the size of his ears

Recites the same line of a poem over and over

Tries to stand on one foot and fails repeatedly
13 What does the aunt suggest to entertain the children?
She will tell them a story.

The bachelor will tell them a story.

She will take them out for a walk.

They can play with her chess set.
14 What is the aunt's story about?
A little girl who was very good

A little sheep in a field

A little girl who was very bad

A little cow in a field
15 What happens to the little girl in the story?
She is attacked by a bull.

She is attacked by citizens of her town.

She gets a medal for being good.

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

Silly

Lovely

Stupid
17 What is the bachelor's first line of dialogue in the story?
"You don't seem to be a success as a story-teller."

"Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Bertha, who was extra-ordinarily good."

"It's a very difficult thing to tell stories that children can both understand and appreciate."

"It's the stupidest story I've ever heard."
18 What is the name of the character in the bachelor's story?
Joe

Madeline

Bertha

Cyril
19 What do the children think of the bachelor's story in the beginning?
It is going to make their aunt angry.

It is going to be boring.

It is going to be awesome.

It is going to be about cows.
20 What phrase said by the bachelor interests the children greatly?
"Awesomely bad"

"Wolf in sheep's clothing"

"Egregiously noisy"

"Horribly good"
21 What is the main adjective used to describe Bertha?
Silly

Pretty

Good

Bad
22 What color was Bertha's dress?
Red

Blue

Pink

White
23 What does the color of Bertha's dress symbolize?
Innocence and purity

Love and lust

Childhood curiosity

Excellence
24 What did Bertha wear around her neck?
A necklace with a good luck charm

A necklace with a locket

Gold medals

A string of pearls
25 Why weren't there sheep in the park in the bachelor's story?
They all died from a plague years before.

They went to graze in another field.

The Queen banned them.

The King was scared of 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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