Heungbu and Nolbu: A Korean Story Stack A

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. 

Part A 

How does the characterization of Heungbu influence the plot?

• Ⓐ Heungbu is greedy, which results in him losing his money and home.

• Ⓑ Heungbu is gentle, which leads him to knowing how to take care of animals. 

• Ⓒ Heungbu is kind, which leads to him to being rewarded with good fortune and is able to help others.

• Ⓓ Heungbu is clever, which leads him to trick his brother into being a kinder person.

Part B

Select two details from the text that supports this contribution.

Heungbu is kind, which leads to him to being rewarded with good fortune and is able to help others.

• “Carefully, he scraped the sticky rice from his cheek and asked her to strike him again.” (Paragraph 4) 

• “Gently, he bandaged its broken leg, then he cared for it until it was strong enough to return to the nest. ” (Paragraph 5)

• “Heungbu welcomed them. "My house is your house, brother," he said. “(Paragraph 16)

• “Out of the third gourd, Heungbu pulled enough timber and nails to build a fine house. ”(Paragraph 9)

• “But to their horror, out of the gourds leaped a dozen wicked goblins, shrieking wildly.”(Paragraph 15)

In the beginning of the story Heungbu helped a young bird that was injured. How did this event influence the plot? 

• Ⓐ This led to Heungbu being rewarded with good fortune. Through Heungbu’s good fortune, he was able to share and teach others kindness. 

• Ⓑ This led to Heungbu and the swallow becoming friends. This resulted in the bird tricking Nolbu and his wife later in the story. 

• Ⓒ This led to the young bird being able to fly again. This resulted in the bird being able to share good fortune with Nolbu and his wife. 

• Ⓓ This led to Nolbu’s wife thinking that Heungbu was foolish. As a result, Nolbu and his wife tricked Heungbu into sharing his good fortune.

Towards the end of the story, Nolbu bandaged the broken leg of a bird. How did this event influence the plot? 

• Ⓐ This event led to his wife being attacked by wicked goblins. This led Nolbu to find more seeds to grow more gourds. 

• Ⓑ This event resulted in the young swallow coming back to trick Nolbu and his wife. This led to them getting hurt.

• Ⓒ This event resulted in Nolbu being punished. This led to him and his wife turning to Heungbu for help.

• Ⓓ This event led to Nolbu being rewarded with gold coins and a new home. After this, he lived a fancy life. 

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

What is the theme of the passage?

• Ⓐ Teamwork may sometimes cause mistakes to happen. 

• Ⓑ It is often more rewarding to be kind than greedy. 

• Ⓒ Nolbu and his wife learned that planning ahead leads to more rewards. 

• Ⓓ It is important to bandage injured animals.

Part B

Select two sentences from the passage that show how the theme selected in Part A is developed.

It is often more rewarding to be kind than greedy.

• “When it returned in the spring, the swallow dropped some seeds into Nolbu's hand and he planted them in his garden. ’” (paragraph 13)

• “That winter, the swallow flew away, but it did not forget Heungbu's kindness.” (paragraph 6)

• “Immediately, Nolbu was jealous of his brother's good fortune.” (paragraph 12)

• “‘Carefully, he scraped the sticky rice from his cheek and asked her to strike him again” (paragraph 4)

• “ And so Nolbu and his wife learned kindness, and they all lived happily ever after.” (paragraph 16)