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The Steadfast Parrot

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Question 1

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1. After Shakra changed the banyan, the parrot "kept her composure" (line 20 and 21). Which of the following is an example of keeping one's composure?

A. maintaing one's balance on a narrow beam

B. staying calm in an emergency

C. exploding in anger

D. writing music for wind instruments

Question 3

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The banyan had undulating branches (line 4). Use the photo to help give the meaning of undulate. Then describe something in nature that undulates.

Question 4

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What does Shakra's test of the parrot reveal about him?

Question 5

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Give two examples of personification in this folktale.

Question 6

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Compare the relationship between the parrot and the banyan with the relationship between close friends.

Question 7

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The folktale uses the metaphor of the steadfast parrot to convey a lesson. What is the lesson?