Scavenger HuntHorned Toad Prince 1.4

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1. What is a modern fairy tale? _________________________________________________________________

2. Describe Reba Jo. _________________________________________________________________

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3. Why do you think the author wrote this story? _________________________________________________________________

4. What was Reba Jo’s pastimes? Why would the author include this information? _________________________________________________________________

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5. Why did Reba Jo hang around the riverbed? _________________________________________________________________

6. Where does this story take place? What details from this story let us know? _________________________________________________________________

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7. What deal did the toad make with Reba Jo? Give details._________________________________________________________________

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8. What kind of person is Reba Jo’s Dad? How can you tell? ________________________________________________________________

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9. Describe the horned toad. ________________________________________________________________

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10. How does Reba Jo’s attitude toward the horned toad change at the end of the story? Give details. ________________________________________________________________

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11. What part of this story could not really happen?________________________________________________________________

Vocabulary-Matching

______ 1. bargain A. kind actB. shrill scream

______ 2. Favor C. plainD. upset

______ 3. lassoed E. a trade or a dealF. catch with ropesH. channel for water

______ 4. offended

______ 5. prairie

______ 6. riverbed

______ 7. shrieked