The Horned Toad

What is the realistic short story genre?

• It is an argumentative brief passage.

• It is a brief fictional passage and the situations and characters seem true to real life.

• It is a fictional passage with magical and fantastic elements.

What is the theme in a story or book?

• The theme is the message or the moral that the author conveys in his writing.

• The theme is the details used by the author to support the main idea.

• The theme is what the story is mostly about.

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Many stories develop more than one theme.

• True

• False

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What is the setting in the story "The Horned Toad"?

• Las Vegas, Nevada

• San Francisco, California

• Oildale , California

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At the beginning of the story, why did Grandma and Mom ask the narrator to put the toad down?

• Because they felt bad for the toad.

• Because it spits blood and it is very poisonous.

• Because the toad smelled really bad.

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How was she relationship between Grandma and the narrator at the beginning of the story?

• It was distant and unpleasant.

• It was comforting and they were really close.

• None of the options are correct.

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What was the biggest barrier for Grandma and the Narrator to get to know each other?

• The resentment they felt for each other.

• Language barrier. Grandma spoke Spanish and the narrator did not know that language.

• They did not care for each other.

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Which of the following was one of the conflicts in the story "The Horned Toad"?

• Mom and Dad arguing about the narrator's bad grades.

• Mom and Dad arguing about their plans for next summer vacation.

• Mom and Dad arguing about bringing Grandma to live with them.

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How did the relationship between Grandma and the narrator change towards the end of the story?

• Their relationship improved.

• Their relationship got worst.

• Their relationship remained the same.

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What happened when the narrator caught the toad the second time around and showed it to Grandma?

• Grandma told mom he had done it again.

• Grandma got very upset because he had disobeyed her.

• Grandma told him that the toad belongs with his own kind in his own place and not in his pocket.