Zlateh the Goat Quizzes

Zlateh the Goat Quiz

1 What is the setting of the story?
A Jewish rural village in New York

A rural Jewish village in Eastern Europe

Warsaw

A Jewish town in Eastern Europe
2 What has brought economic hardship upon Reuven's family?
Zlateh the goat

Aaron's school fees

The warm weather

The cold weather
3 Why does Reuven decide to sell Zlateh?
Because Zlateh is too old to give milk anymore

To get money to feed his family

To get money for Hanukkah supplies

Because he wants to buy a young goat with the money from the sale
4 How does Reuven's family react at the decision to sell Zlateh?
With resistance

With indifference

With happiness at the prospect of getting rid of her

With sadness but stoicism
5 Who does Reuven choose to take Zlateh into town for her sale?
Anna

Aaron

Miriam

Leah
6 How does Zlateh react to the beginning of her journey?
She is patient, obedient, and good-natured.

She is joyous and frisky.

Her reaction is not described.

She is stubborn and disobedient.
7 What does Aaron bring with him to eat on his journey?
One slice of bread with cheese

Potato pancakes

A cheese and ham sandwich

Two slices of bread with cheese
8 What suddenly changes halfway through Aaron and Zlateh's trip?
Their relationship

The landscape

Their mood

The weather
9 What is the best description of the snowstorm that blocks Aaron and Zlateh's path?
Mild and temperate

An average storm

Pleasant

Fierce and chaotic
10 What is Zlateh's reaction to the storm?
Questioning

Indifferent

Joyous

Patient and obedient
11 What does Aaron think might happen to them in the blizzard?
They will get too cold.

They will freeze to death.

They will lose their way to town.

They will miss their date with Feyvel the butcher.
12 What does Aaron do at his darkest moment during the snowstorm?
Eat his bread and cheese

Pray to God for himself and for Zlateh

Cuddle Zlateh for warmth

Begin to dig a hole for shelter
13 What does Aaron see in the distance just when he thinks they might perish?
An inn

A huge heap of snow

The town

His home village
14 What does the haystack offer both Aaron and Zlateh?
Water

Food

A reminder that they are doomed

Shelter
15 Why is the haystack a good shelter?
Humans can eat hay.

No matter how cold it is outside, hay stays warm inside.

It reminds Aaron and Zlateh of home.

It can never catch on fire.
16 What does Zlateh do upon entering the haystack?
Fall asleep

Try to escape

Cuddle Aaron

Eat hay contentedly
17 What does Aaron do upon entering the haystack?
Take a nap

Bore a window through to the outside so they can breathe

Drink Zlateh's milk

Eat his bread and cheese before anything else
18 How does Zlateh react to Aaron drinking her milk straight from the udder?
She is happy to reward him with milk after he provided shelter for her.

She is angry and leaves the haystack.

She is indifferent.

She allows him to drink but resents it.
19 How long do Aaron and Zlateh stay in the haystack?
1 day

1 year

3 days

1 week
20 What does Aaron dream about while in the haystack?
The town

Summery weather

Zlateh

Home
21 What does Aaron decide while in the haystack?
He wants to run away from his family.

He loves the snow.

He will never part with Zlateh.

He will resume his trip to the town to sell Zlateh.
22 What does Aaron's family think when the snowstorm arrives?
They think it is a Hanukkah miracle.

They fear they lost Aaron and Zlateh to the storm.

They trust Aaron and Zlateh will arrive at the town safely.

They are angry at God.
23 What treat do Aaron's sisters give Zlateh when they return home?
Potato pancake

Milk

Hay

Chopped carrot and potato peels
24 What does the snowstorm mean for Aaron's family?
It lessened demand for Reuven's business.

It destroyed their family home.

It created demand for Reuven's business.

It destroyed the whole town.
25 How does Zlateh respond when Aaron asks her if she remembers their time in the haystack?
Silence

Maaaa

Yes

No

Zlateh the family goat has great trust for the human family she lives with. Even as Aaron leads her on an unfamiliar journey to her future death, she sees no cause for concern. This relationship of trust is tested by the arrival of a dangerous...

Asked by Katie H #1287066

Answered by Aslan on 1/31/2023 3:59 PM