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Running Rabbit Folktale

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Questions on the Folktale Running Rabbit

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Question 5

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1. How does being skinned change the rabbit?

Question 1

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1. PART A: Which statement expresses the main theme of the short story?

C. Being overconfident in your abilities can have embarrassing consequences.

A. People often take on impossible tasks to impress others.

A. Strength and wisdom grow in people as they age.

D. Accepting glory for something you didn't do is a form of lying.

Question 2

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1. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

A. "The boy searched the meadow for hours before finally returning to camp with just the rabbit's soft coat. The elders thought the boy had made rabbit stew before returning home, so no one ever asked." (Paragraph 11)

A. "'That rabbit doesn't seem to get older, he just gets faster,' the boy said to himself." (Paragraph 5)

A. "But the truth was, instead of running away from the boy, the rabbit had been showing off, and when he jumped so high and fast he ran into the arrow's path and got skinned." (Paragraph 12)

A. "The elders cheered the boy on as he carved his first bow and arrow. He was given three days to hunt the rabbit." (Paragraph 3)

Question 3

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1. PART A: How does the rabbit's impressive speed contribute to the story's plot?

A. It motivates the boy to work hard on a plan to capture the rabbit.

D. It makes it difficult for the boy to spot the rabbit.

C. It causes the boy to doubt himself and abandon the hunt.

B. It allows the rabbit to escape the boy's second arrow.

Question 4

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1. PART B: Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

C. "The boy did not hunt the next day, but instead searched for the strongest, straightest greasewood plant. From this plant he formed the sleekest arrow." (Paragraph 7)

A. "'I have waited for you for a long time, and now you are old and it is time for you to leave this world,' the boy said to the rabbit as he drew back his arrow. But by the time the arrow had left the bow, the rabbit had disappeared." (Paragraph 4)

D. "The next morning the boy returned to the flat and waited with complete confidence for Running Rabbit. As he strained his eyes to see through the early morning mist, he spied a streak of dust cutting through the fog. There he was!" (Paragraph 9)

B. "As night fell, the boy returned to camp, hearing the elders cheering his arrival because they had thought for sure that he would be the one to bring in the tricky old rabbit." (Paragraph 6)