Where does the farmer hide his mother from the

cruel young lord?

A. in the forest
B. in a neighboring town
C. in a hole in the floor of his kitchen
D. in a boat
C

Why does the cruel young lord decide to banish

old people from his village?
A. He believes that a wise old man will one day
take control of the village.
B. He believes that old people are not useful and
that they cannot work for a living.
C. An old woman once stole one of his children.
D. His town is crowded with old people who eat
all of the food.
B

How does the cruel young lord reward the farmer

for saving the village?
A. He makes him one of the village wise men.
B. He gives him gold.
C. He gives him a larger plot of land on which to
farm.
D. He gives him a golden suit of armor.
B

What is the name of the man who wants to

conquer the farmer's village?
A. Lord Higa
B. The Evil One
C. Lord Uchida
D. The Farmer
A.

At the beginning of the story, where does the

farmer take his mother to let her die?
A. into the village
B. into the kitchen
C. into his fields
D. to the mountains
D

The young lord wanted his village to be full of

people who were?
A. young
B. foolish
C. tall
A

The people who were taken to the mountains

A. died
B. went to other villages
C. rode horses

. When it was time for the farmer's mother to go

to the mountains, the farmer was
A. very unhappy
B. glad she was going
C. packed her a snack
A
The farmer's mother broke twigs off trees so that
A. she could find her way home
B. her son could find his way home
C. she could start a fire
B

The farmer kept his mother with him by

A. hiding her
B. lying about her age
C. keeping her locked away
A

Lord Higa demanded that the town give him

A. a thousand pieces of salt
B. a thousand ropes made of ash
C. a thousand shells from the sea
B

When the young lord asked the wise men of the

village to solve the problems, they
A. couldn't do it
B. wouldn't do it
C. weren't doing it
A

If the problems weren't solved, Lord Higa said he

would
A. kill of the people
B. take over the village
C. run and hide
B

The farmer's mother solved all the problems

because she
A. was wise
B. knew magic
C. was fast
A

When the young lord found out the farmer's

mother was still in the village, he
A. was angry
B. decided he had been wrong
C. kicked her out
B