Zlateh the Goat

Why was Reuven selling Zlateh?

• Because she wouldn't stay out of the kitchen

• Because she ate too much

• Because he needed the money

• Because he didn't like animals

What does the word Hanukkah mean?

• name of a group of people
• city in Europe
• Jewish festival celebrated for eight days in early winter
• candle holder that Jewish people use

What does this passage from “Zlateh the Goat” tell you about how family members feel about the selling of the goat? His mother wiped the tears from her eyes when she heard the news. Aaron’s younger sisters cried loudly.

• The family is angry at Reuven.

• The family is very sorry to sell Zlateh.

• The family is very upset at Aaron.

• The family does not need a goat.

What is a gulden?

• a light yellow color
• a type of shoe
• a type of goat
• a type of money

Zlateh trusts Aaron and allows him to put the rope around her neck because

• the family welcomes her into the kitchen.

• she knows he is grateful to her for saving his life.

• the family has always fed her and never harmed her.

• she knows they need her milk.

Which detail from “Zlateh the Goat” helps you infer that, before he finds shelter, Aaron is in danger?

• The sun was shining when Aaron left the village.

• At first Zlateh didn’t seem to mind the change in weather.

• This was no ordinary storm. It was a mighty blizzard.

• Suddenly he made out the shape of a hill.

What did Aaron and Zlateh find?

• A haystack

• A house

• Food

• Milk

How many days were Zlateh and Aaron lost?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How did Aaron survive ?

• He had lots of food with him

• He ate Zlateh

• He ate hay like Zlateh

• He drank Zlateh's milk

What happened to Zlateh at the end of the story?

• She lived happily with the family
• She was killed by the butcher
• She got lost in the snow
• She escaped