"Greyling"

Who is the narrator of "Greyling"?

• the fisherman
• the fisherman's wife
• Greyling
• a storyteller who is not a character

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the setting of "Greyling"?

• a village by the sea
• a magic village under the sea
• a ship at the bottom of the sea 
• a seal colony in the Arctic Sea

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CCSS.RL.5.3

Why is the fisherman's wife sad at the beginning of "Greyling"?

• she misses a friend who has moved away
• her husband is in danger on his boat
• she wishes that she had a child
• her child has left her and gone off to sea

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In "Greyling" why do the fisherman and his wife avoid letting Greyling go into the sea?

• they are afraid that he will drown
• they don't want him to become a fisherman
• they are afraid that a shark might attack him
• they are afraid that he might become a seal

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

In "Greyling" why does Greyling come back once a year? 

• he loves the fisherman and his wife, and wants to visit them
• he likes to be around people instead of sea
• he wants to make sure the fisherman is safe
• he hopes to attend the yearly fisherman's festival

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.9A

Which statement is true about "Greyling"?

• its narrator is the fisherman
• its narrator is the fisherman's wife
• its narrator is Greyling
• its narrator is not a character in the story

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

At the beginning of "Greyling" what conflict do the main characters face?

• they are very poor, and they do not have enough food
• their fishing boat is destroyed in a bad storm
• they are sad because they have no children
• they are sad because seals do not live along the shore

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Which statement best explains why the fisherman in "Greyling" wrapped the seal in his shirt and hurried home?

• he was afraid that someone else would claim the seal
• he thought his wife would want the seal in place of a child
• he knew that it was against the law to adopt a wild seal
• he had always wanted to have a selchie

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Greyling often looks out to sea as he grows up.  Why is he "longing and grieving in his heart"?

• he worries that the fisherman might drown in a storm at sea
• he longs to return to the sea but doesn't understand why
• he is lonely because people are not friendly toward him
• he is sad because he cannot take the place of a real child

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Greyyling pull free from his mother's arms and dive off the cliff into the sea?

• he wants to save his father
• he wants to show that he is brave
• he has begun to change into a seal
• he doesn't want to obey any rules

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2