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Why is Juan’s skin pale?

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A. He is a night watchman at a bank.

A. He spends his day helping a young man harvest corn.

B. He is a thief who steals at night.

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C. He works in a factory all day.

B. He spends the day gathering squash and beans.

What was the author’s purpose in writing this selection?

C. He spends the day sleeping under a shade tree.

A. to show the best way to do good to others

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B. to tell a story that has a message

What makes Juan smile? A. He smiles because he has finally found Dona Josefa.

C. to explain the benefits of good work 3

How does Juan spend the second day following the old woman?

B. Juan smiles because a little girl shows him a family of rabbits.

Why does Juan follow the path taken by the old woman?

C. He smiles because he has found a gold coin.

A. He wants to see where she is going. B. He wants to find the old woman and make her tell him where the coin is.

7 How does the work he does change Juan’s appearance?

C. He wants to tell her something important.

A. Juan is dirty and needs a bath. 4

B. Juan has a lot of muscles from doing so much work in the fields.

Why does Juan help the farmers hoe potatoes?

C. Juan’s skin tans and his back straightens.

A. He feels bad that they are doing all of the work themselves. B. He hopes that if he helps them that they will give him some of the potatoes. C. He is tired of waiting for the farmers to finish.

8 Where does Juan go after working at Don Teodosio’s? A. Juan follows Dona Josefa back to her hut. B. Juan decides to go home because he is tired of following Dona Josefa. C. Juan goes to another person’s house to help them do work in their fields.

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Why does Juan think Dona Josefa is a strange woman?

A. not wanting to

B. She travels all over to help people, and she gives money away.

C. impatient to

B. afraid to

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10 How do you know Juan had a change of heart at the end of the story?

Juan quickly grew impatient. Impatient means A. not wanting to wait B. in a hurry

A. He gives the coin back to the wealthy merchant.

C. very tired

B. He throws the coin far out into the river.

5 Juan urgently told the man he needed a horse. What does urgent mean?

C. He gives the coin back to Dona Josefa. VOCABULARY

A. can be taken care of whenever

The sound of insistent voices woke Juan. What does insistent mean?

B. needs to be taken care of now C. isn’t important

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Juan was anxious to get across the river. What does anxious mean?

A. She never stays home because she likes to take vacations.

C. She always rides backward on a horse so she can see where she’s been.

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Juan looked around eagerly for the gold. What does eager mean? A. quickly B. no interest C. very excited

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