Test Unit 2: Lesson 6 “Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude”

1. Who is the narrator of the story?

Both the girl and the boy narrate the story.

2. Do you think this will affect how smoothly the story will move 2. Do you think this will affect how smoothly the story will move? Explain your answer.

Possible Answer: Yes, having them both narrate might create a conflict since the girl says they often don’t agree.

3. What is one way the narrators are alike?

They couldn’t agree on a fairy tale.

4. How is the boy’s choice for a horse’s name different from the girl’s?

The girls chooses names that are sweet and endearing; the boy choose names that are more ordinary human names.

5. How do you think their disagreements will affect the story?

Possible answer: The disagreements will probably lead to conflict; the disagreements may make the plot more interesting and dramatic.

6. How are the storytellers alike and how are they different?

Answer: They are about the same age Answer: They are about the same age. They both have ideas for the fairy tale. The boy is totally annoyed and the girls stays rather pleasant throughout.

7. What can you infer about these characters?

Answer: They will disagree about nearly everything.

8. What job were the princes hired to do and were they successful?

Answer: They were hired to protect the ponies Answer: They were hired to protect the ponies. They were not success as the giant steals the ponies.

9. Why do you think the princess spun straw into gold thread?

Possible answer: She spun gold because she was upset and it made her feel better.

10. Why do you think the author changed the narrator at this point?

Sample Answer: He changed the narrator to introduce new characters and give the plot a new direction.

11. Do you think the princess really cried all day everyday 11. Do you think the princess really cried all day everyday? Why does the author write this?

Answer: No. The author includes the exaggeration to emphasize how sad the princess is that her ponies are being stolen.

12. What clues does the author provide to tell you what the boy thinks of the Motorcycle Dude?

Possible Answer: The boy calls him a “really cool muscle dude Possible Answer: The boy calls him a “really cool muscle dude.” The boy is smiling when he talk about him. He pictures the dude as a hero who will save the pony and destroy the giant.

13. Compare and contrast the setting in the two stories 13. Compare and contrast the setting in the two stories. Who is the main character in each?

Answer: The setting is the same in both stories; a castle on a hill Answer: The setting is the same in both stories; a castle on a hill. In the girl’s story, the main character is a princess who seems helpless. In the boy’s story, the main character is a cool motorcycle dude who is going to help.

14. How does the boy try to convince readers that the Motorcycle Dude is the real hero of the fairytale?

Answer: He describes the dude’s huge sword, talks about the Earth shaking as the dude battles the giant, and tells how the dude defeats the giant every night and how the princess rewards him.

15. How do the pictures of the girl show the readers that the story is not over even when the boys say, “THE END”?

Answer: The girls looks really surprised and then angry as she taps the boy on the shoulder.

16. How does the girl try to persuade the reader that the princess is the real heroine?

Answer: She makes the princess sound strong by having her lift weights Answer: She makes the princess sound strong by having her lift weights. She describes the princess as a warrior. The princess stands up to the dud.

17. Why do you think the girl has the princess go with the dude to rescue the ponies?

She wants the princess to help recue the ponies She wants the princess to help recue the ponies. She doesn’t want the dude to get all the credit for rescuing the ponies.

18. What are the traditional fairytale details that appear in the modern fairytale? What are details are modern?

Spinning straw into gold is a detail from the story of “Rumpelstiltskin.” Giants that eat living creatures are details from “Jack and the Beanstalk.” A cloak of invisibility is from “The Twelve Dancing Princesses.” Modern details include, the cool dude, a princess who lifts weights, and the comic book style of the text.