Thor's Missing Hammer

You can tell the genre of this selection is fiction because it ----

• Tells facts about the beliefs of the Norse people

• Includes made-up events and characters, such as giants

• Explains how to get back something that belongs to you

• Tells about events that really happened.

Another good title for this story would be ----

• "A Wedding with the Giants"

• "The Refined People of Asgard"

• "Thor Wins Back His Hammer"

• "The Glaring Eyes of Freya"

What important information is given in paragraph 1?

• Why Thor disguises himself as Freya

• The importance of Thor's hammer

• What Thor did with his hammer

• The distance from Asgard to Jotunheim

Which statement is a theme of this story?

• Do not make bargains with giants.

• Using force is not the only way to defeat an enemy.

• It is difficult to keep up a disguise.

• Beware of believing your own lies.

Which is the best summary of paragraphs 8 through 13?

• At the wedding feast, Thor eats eight salmon and a whole ox. It does not occur to him that someone like Freya would not eat so much.

• The giants notice the strange behavior of Freya. They do not realized that she is actually Thor in disguise.

• Thrym feels sorry for Freya, who has not eaten or spent for eight days. He is glad that she can finally enjoy a feast.

• Thrym is alarmed to see how much his bride eats as well as her glaring eyes. Loki, however, explains both as showing how excited Freya is to marry Thrym.

Readers are most likely to read this story in order to---

• Be entertained by a story from the past

• Learn how people lived in the past

• Be persuaded that the best stories are from the past

• Find recommendations on solving their own problems

Which detail from the story explains why Thor and Loki's disguises work?

• A messenger tells the giants that Freya and her bridesmaid are on their way.

• Thor's robe is red, and he has a set of housekeeper's keys.

• The giants are not surprised that Freya and her bridesmaid are so large.

• A piece of Thor's veil slips away from his face.

The hero of this story is ----

• Thor

• Thrym

• Thrym's mother

• Freya

What does Loki do in this story that shows that he is a trickster?

• He finds out where Thrym has hidden Thor's hammer

• He comes up with the idea of disguising Thor and himself.

• He goes with Thor to get back Thor's hammer.

• He tries to warn Thor not to eat too much.

What is a secondary theme of the passage?

• Money doesn't buy happiness.

• Never bite the hand that feeds you.

• Don't judge others.

• When there is a will there is a way.