Fables

Which answer best describes the length of a fable?

• Fables are chapter books
• Fables are short stories
• Fables have 1-2 sentences only
• Fables are pictures

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Normally fables have _______ as characters?

• children
• talking bugs
• talking animals
• teachers

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The authors purpose of a fable is to ____________.

• teach us a lesson
• read non-fiction stories
• tell us how to be good students
• teach us to read and understand

Which genre does a fable fall under?

• fiction
• expository
• poetry
• literary non-fiction

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A moral is _______? 

• a fact
• an opinion
• a lesson
• a direction

Which statement best describes the theme of "The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse" ? 

• Better to be simple and quiet than rich and fearful
• Don't let the mouse eat human food
• The town mouse lives a better life
• Better to live a rich life

Who were the main characters in the story "The Town Mouse And The Country Mouse?

• The cat and dog
• The town mouse and the country mouse
• The town mouse and the birds
• The country mouse and the dogs

Which answer best describes the setting of the story?

• The summer time
• The city 
• The country

Based on the story, what can the reader conclude the country mouse did by the end of the story?

• The country mouse decided to live in the city with his cousin
• The country mouse decided to travel the world
• He loved the city so much that he never wanted to leave 
• The country mouse decided that he would rather live in the country with his simple life and food 

Which sentence best shows that the country mouse did not want to stay in the town? 

• "He sat on a thick carpet and ate scraps of all manner of things"
• "If this is town life, it won't do for me"
• "He was enjoying himself very much until the door opened and several dogs came rushing in"
• "Together they traveled back to the fine house where the town mouse lived"