The Wind in the Willows, Part 5

Classics Quick Check Level Z1

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Instructions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.

1. Why is Mole’s sense of smell 3. Why are the field mice important
important to the plot? characters in this part of the
It is central to the solution in story?
A
this part of the story. They increase the suspense by
A
It leads him to his old home bringing bad news about the
B Wild Wood.
and triggers an internal
conflict. They help Rat and Mole to
B
It is part of the rising action feel comfortable at Mole End.
C
that explains why he is Rat’s They cause Rat and Mole
C
friend. to get into a fight about
It shows how his character is the food.
D
different from the others. They convince Mole that his
D
home is plain and he should
2. What causes Rat to insist they go
leave.
back and find Mole’s old home?
He wants to see Mole’s old 4. Which word means an outburst
A or fit of strong emotions?
home.
He is too tired to go all the asunder
A
B
way to the river. expatiate
B
He sees Mole is upset and
C paroxysm
C
wants his friend to be happy. provender
D
He thinks Mole’s home will
D 5. What is the main problem at the
be more comfortable than
beginning of the story?
his own home.
Mole is homesick.
A
Rat and Mole are lost.
B
Rat wants to move.
C
Mole can’t see in the dark.
D
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6. Which part of the story most 8. Which of the following words

supports the conclusion that is an antonym for the word
Mole will leave Mole End to intermittent?
continue living with Rat? loud
A
the beginning, when Mole
A happy
and Rat find Mole End
B
important
C
the middle, when the field
B
mice sing a carol continuous
D
the middle, when Rat gives
C 9. What sentence from the story
a mouse money to buy food supports the conclusion that
Rat is a good friend to Mole?
the end, when Mole is
D
looking at his home before And the Rat, looking round
A
falling asleep him, saw that they were in
a sort of forecourt.
7. What causes Rat to give one of
the mice some money? The Rat said little to nothing,
B
only taking care that each
Rat wants the mouse
A guest had what he wanted
to buy food. . . . and that Mole had no
Rat wants him to overcome
B trouble or anxiety about
his stage fright. anything.
Rat wants to buy his lantern.
C The Rat paid no heed to his
C
Rat wants him to buy doleful self-reproaches.
D
a basket. With an effort he caught
D
up to the unsuspecting
Rat, who began chattering
cheerfully . . . never noticing
his companion’s silence.

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10. Which of the following events

occurs last in the story?
Rat invites the field mice
A
inside.
Rat and Mole search the area
B
to find Mole’s home.
Mole happily falls asleep in
C
his home.
Mole cries with a great
D
outburst of sobbing.
11. Extended Response: How does
Mole feel about his home, and
do his feelings change by the
story’s end? Write a paragraph
that describes Mole’s feelings
and then explains what this
reveals about his character.
12. Extended Response: Write a
paragraph that explains the
setting’s effect on the characters
and then describes one theme
that this develops.

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11. Answers will vary. Sample response:

1. B Analyze Plot In the middle of the story, Mole is very
2. C Cause and Effect happy to see his old home again, but
regrets leading Rat there because he
3. B Analyze Character
is embarrassed by how shabby it looks.
4. C Vocabulary By the end of the story, Mole is no
longer ashamed of his “plain and simple”
5. A Problem and Solution home. This change reveals a growing
6. D Make Inferences / Draw Conclusions confidence in his character.
12. Answers will vary, but will indicate the
7. A Cause & Effect
setting as Mole’s old house, and will
8. D Vocabulary describe details from the story that show
how this setting affects the characters.
9. B Make Inferences / Draw Conclusions For example: It fills Mole with nostalgia, it
10. C Sequence Events makes Rat want to make his friend happy,
it upsets Mole that his house does not
live up to expectations, it warms up into
a welcoming and cozy domicile, and so
on. The answer will end by describing a
theme that is reinforced with the setting,
such as the power that our homes exert
over us no matter how long we have
been away.

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