1 Who is the author of "The Storyteller"? Saki Herman Melville JK Rowling Madeline Cohen 2 What is the real name of Saki? JRR Tolkein Madeline Cohen JK Rowling H. H. Munro 3 How many people in total are in the train carriage? 3 4 6 5 4 How many children are in the train carriage? 1 4 2 3 5 Who are the children traveling with? Their teacher Their governess Their mother Their aunt 6 How is the man in the train carriage related to the children? He's not related to them; he's a stranger. He's their father. He's their teacher. He's their uncle. 7 How do the children first annoy the adults? They ask to go outside. They recite poetry. They ask many questions. They hit one another. 8 What do the children's questions often begin with? Who When Why What 9 Why does the aunt tell the children sheep are being driven out of a field? She doesn't know. 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. 10 Why does the aunt start to dislike the bachelor? His inappropriate story His facial expression His decision to leave the train carriage His overbearing luggage 11 Who is the only named child on the train? Bertha Cyril Marcos Lily 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? They can play with her chess set. She will tell them a story. She will take them out for a walk. The bachelor will tell them a story. 14 What is the aunt's story about? A little cow in a field A little girl who was very good A little sheep in a field A little girl who was very bad 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? Lovely Quaint Silly Stupid 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? Madeline Cyril Joe Bertha 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 about cows. It is going to be boring. It is going to be awesome. 20 What phrase said by the bachelor interests the children greatly? "Horribly good" "Awesomely bad" "Egregiously noisy" "Wolf in sheep's clothing" 21 What is the main adjective used to describe Bertha? Good Bad Silly Pretty 22 What color was Bertha's dress? Pink Red Blue White 23 What does the color of Bertha's dress symbolize? Innocence and purity Excellence Love and lust Childhood curiosity 24 What did Bertha wear around her neck? A necklace with a locket Gold medals A necklace with a good luck charm A string of pearls 25 Why weren't there sheep in the park in the bachelor's story? They went to graze in another field. They all died from a plague years before. The Queen banned them. The King was scared of them.
