6 Written Questions

1. The iguana couldn't hear the python.
2. angry
3. This is the sound of a hand slapping at a mosquito.
4. Yams are bigger than mosquitoes.
5. They have animal characters and explain something in nature.
6. He didn't want to hear the mosquito.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. She hid under a leaf.
   1. What made the night last so long?
   2. How was an owlet killed?
   3. What does the mosquito still do today?
   4. How did the mosquito escape punishment?
2. The monkey moved excitedly through the trees.
   1. What does 'kpao' stand for at the end of the story?
   2. Why was the mosquito's story considered nonsense?
   3. If the monkey moved 'kili wili' through the trees, how did he move?
   4. Why didn't the iguana speak to the python?
3. It was his duty to spread the alarm.
   1. Why did the iguana put sticks in his ears?
   2. Why did the crow cry as he flew into the forest?
   3. How did the mosquito escape punishment?
   4. Why didn't the iguana speak to the python?
4. West African Tale
   1. What is the genre of this story?
   2. What made the night last so long?
   3. How was an owlet killed?
   4. What does the mosquito still do today?
5. They tell how the animals sound as they move.
   1. If the monkey moved 'kili wili' through the trees, how did he move?
   2. What does 'kpao' stand for at the end of the story?
   3. what do words such as 'mek', 'krik', and 'wasawusu' describe?
   4. Why was the mosquito's story considered nonsense?

5 True/False Questions

1. What did each animal do when questioned by the king? → Each animal blames another animal.

   True        False

2. What made the night last so long? → West African Tale

   True        False

3. Why did the author repeat some words or lines in the story? → It was his duty to spread the alarm.

   True        False

4. How was an owlet killed? → A dead limb fell on its nest.

   True        False

5. What does the mosquito still do today? → The mosquito whines in people's ears.

   True        False