Paul Bunyan

What type of story is Paul Bunyan?

• Tall Tale
• Myth
• Fable 

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What is common about characters in tall tales?

• They are super human
• They are always lazy
• They are always getting into trouble
• They are real people in real life 

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Paul Bunyan was a giant lumberjack. What does a lumberjack do?

• Raises dirt up off the ground
• Cuts down trees
• A professional ox handler
• Lives in giant trees

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Why was Babe blue?

• He turned blue in the cold
• He was born blue
• Paul painted Babe blue
• None of the abovve

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What did Paul Bunyan do that  could really happen?

• He dug the Great Lakes
• He and Babe straightened a twisty  river
• He worked in the forests
• He picked his teeth with a pine tree

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Where was Paul born?

• the Wild West
• Florida
• Maine
• Alaska

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Why did Paul's parents build a raft for him?

• They thought he would sleep better floating on water.
• They wanted him to grow up being a sailor.
• They didn't want him to destroy anymore timberland.
• Paul's parents wanted his cries to help them catch fish.

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Why did the Bunyan family move to Minnesota?

• Paul needed more room to grow. 
• The plumbing in Maine was terrible.
• The British Navy scared them away.
• The Bunyan family was interested in logging.

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Based on his actions, you can conclude that Paul Bunyan was what kind of person?

• gentle and quiet.
  
• angry and violent.
  
• strong and sad.
  
• friendly and helpful.

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What happened when Paul Bunyan dug a well?

• He created the Rocky Mountains.
  
• He created the Grand Canyon.
  
• He built the Alaskan Pipeline.
  
• He made a huge vegetable garden.

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