RL 3.2

What event in the story supports the lesson that Madame Charity learned?

• Madame Charity always woke up late

• Madame Charity sold all her rice and sugar

• Madame Charity yelled at Zel

• Touloulou pinched Madame Charity's ankle

In paragraph 7, Zel says, “and because everyone is afraid of her angry tongue, she never sells much at the market. What does angry tongue mean?

• Her tongue is red

• She cries often

• She yells and says angry words

• She enjoys selling spicy foods a the market

From which point of view is the passage told?

• A The passage is told from the first-person point of view because it is told by Zel

• B The passage is told from the first person point of view because it is told by Touloulou

• C The passage is told from the third-person point of view because it is told Madame Charity

• D The passage is told from the third-person point of view because it is told by someone who is not in the story.

How does the illustration on page 129 support Madame’s Charity's character traits?

• a. The illustration shows that Madame Charity is angry

• b. The illustration shows that Madame charity is surprised

• c. The illustration shows that Madame Charity if frightened

• d. The illustration shows that Madame Charity is hurt.

What is the central message of this story?

• Honesty is the best policy

• Kindness gets better results than anger

• Things are not always how they appear

• Beware of strangers

Why is Madame Charity always late to the market?

• She does not want to go

• She does not have enough rice and sugar to sell

• She wakes up too late

• She always makes it on time

How does Touloulou help change Madam Charity?

• He makes people realize that she needs help because she is in pain. This causes her to be kind.

• He tells her she is mean and she becomes even meaner

• He tells her what an amazing person she is and she realizes that she is too mean.

• He does not help change her behavior at all

Why do the fish seller and the fruit seller help Madam Charity?

• They did it because she is too nice not to help.

• They did it to make themselves look better

• They will make some money if they help her.

• They feel sorry for her.

Why did Touloulou keep pinching Madam Charity?

• So Madam Charity would get to the market sooner!

• So she would focus on how much her ankle hurt instead of speaking angrily to Zel.

• He thought it would be funny.

• He only pinched her one time.