The Greedy Trader

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What does paragraph 1 suggest about the story’s setting?

• It is a time and place where success is prized.

• It is a time and place where the truth is prized.

• It is one country out of several that welcomes strangers.

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Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

Not long afterward, a lowly farmer found the bag.

Think about the suffix -ly. What is the meaning of lowly above?

• polite

• simple

• nervous

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Read the sentence from paragraph 3.

It would have made him feel as rich as a prince, but he was an honest man and hurried to find the trader.

Which figure of speech is “as rich as a prince”?

• similie

• metaphor

• exaggeration

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Read the sentence from paragraph 5. He was delighted to have his treasure back, but he was also troubled at having to surrender some of it.

Which word does the author use to suggest that the trader may treat the farmer unfairly?

• treasure

• back

• troubled

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Read paragraph 18. “I . . . I,” the trader stumbled and then fell silent. What does the sentence show about the trader?

He believes in respecting the law.

He fears that the farmer will lose the bag.

He realizes that the prince has trapped him.

He wants the rest of his journey to be a success.

• He believes in respecting the law.

• He fears that the farmer will lose the bag.

• He realizes that the prince has trapped him.

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What message is the author trying to get across in the story? Use details from the story to support your answer.