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Book: The Trickster Jackal
Author: Suzanne Weyn
ISBN: 978-0-02-202746-9
The Crafty Jackal and the Proud Hyena
1. Where does the story take place?
2. The Xhosa people tell this story. True or False
3. Was Hyena a proud and boastful animal?
4. Did Hyena think he was better than the other animals?
5. Did Hyena care what the other animals thought?
6. What did Hyena want to be, so others would think he is special?
7. How can Hyena become a prince?
8. Which princess was he planning to marry?
9. Who laughed at Hyena for thinking he could marry the princess?
10. Who followed Hyena to “The Great Place”?
11. Did a guard stop Hyena from entering “The Great Place”?
12. Jackal thought Hyena was talented on bragging about himself. True or False
13. Did the guard let Hyena enter The Great Place to see the princess?
14. Did Jackal say, “Princess, you will never regret marrying me.” True or False
15. Did Hyena say, “I was the one who was able to preserve our food supply last year by finding the lion’s leftovers and dragging them back so all could share.” True or False
16. Did the princess feel Hyena is a good provider?
17. Did the princess feel Hyena is an excellent protector?
18. Did the princess accept Hyena’s marriage proposal?
19. Hyena called Jackal a braggart. What is a braggart?
20. Does the princess feel Hyena would be a good and compassionate prince for her people?
21. Did the princess feel Jackal was telling false tales about Hyena?
22. Did Jackal ask Hyena if he could become his servant?
23. Why did Hyena carry Jackal?
24. Why did Jackal begin to hit Hyena?
25. Why did the villagers start laughing at Hyena?
26. Why did Hyena decide not to mix with people anymore?
27. What did Princess Zukisa say to Jackal when she finally stopped laughing?
28. To this day, hyenas do not go where __________________ are present.
The Tiger, The Brahman, and the Jackal
29. Jackal was almost attacked by a (C ) ____________________.
30. What came down a C, when he was about to attack?
31. Jackal thought this was pretty amusing that the tiger had been trapped. True or False
32. Jackal started to cry when he saw the tiger trapped. True or False
33. Who was Jackal fond of?
34. What did the tiger ask the Brahman?
35. What did the tiger promise the Brahman?
36. Did the tiger keep his promise?
37. The Brahman pleaded for the tiger to spare his life. True or False
38. Did the tiger agree to the Brahman’s request to find three things that will agree that tiger isn’t fair?
39. Who/What did the Brahman ask first, if the tiger was being fair?
40. What did the tree say to the Brahman?
41. What did the tree say he gives people?
42. What did the tree say people do to him?
43. What did the tree say people do with his leaves?
44. Who or what was the second thing the Brahman approached and asked about the tiger?
45. What did the buffalo say?
46. What did the buffalo say how humans treated him?
47. Is buffalo fairly treated by humans?
48. Who did the Brahman ask last?
49. What did the road say how he is treated?
50. Who or what said, “I serve everyone and for thanks I am kicked and trampled on”?
51. How did Jackal trick the tiger to get into the cage?
The Tradition of the Trickster Jackal
52. What are trickster tales?
53. What do animals represent in trickster tales?
54. From which regions is the jackal popular?
55. Which animal family is the jackal a member of?
56. Which animals are part of the canine family?
57. Where do Jackals live?
58. Which other animal is known for its trickery like the Jackal?
59. What will a jackal cross to throw off chasing dogs?
60. What else will a jackal do to throw off chasing dogs?
61. Jackals are horrible at detecting poisoned traps. True or False
62. Jackals are horrible at avoiding meat that has been touched by human hands. True or False
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Book: The Trickster Jackal
Author: Suzanne Weyn
ISBN: 978-0-02-202746-9
The Crafty Jackal and the Proud Hyena
1. Where does the story take place?
2. The Xhosa people tell this story. True or False
3. Was Hyena a proud and boastful animal?
4. Did Hyena think he was better than the other animals?
5. Did Hyena care what the other animals thought?
6. What did Hyena want to be, so others would think he is special?
7. How can Hyena become a prince?
8. Which princess was he planning to marry?
9. Who laughed at Hyena for thinking he could marry the princess?
10. Who followed Hyena to “The Great Place”?
11. Did a guard stop Hyena from entering “The Great Place”?
12. Jackal thought Hyena was talented on bragging about himself. True or False
13. Did the guard let Hyena enter The Great Place to see the princess?
14. Did Jackal say, “Princess, you will never regret marrying me.” True or False
15. Did Hyena say, “I was the one who was able to preserve our food supply last year by finding the lion’s leftovers and dragging them back so all could share.” True or False
16. Did the princess feel Hyena is a good provider?
17. Did the princess feel Hyena is an excellent protector?
18. Did the princess accept Hyena’s marriage proposal?
19. Hyena called Jackal a braggart. What is a braggart?
20. Does the princess feel Hyena would be a good and compassionate prince for her people?
21. Did the princess feel Jackal was telling false tales about Hyena?
22. Did Jackal ask Hyena if he could become his servant?
23. Why did Hyena carry Jackal?
24. Why did Jackal begin to hit Hyena?
25. Why did the villagers start laughing at Hyena?
26. Why did Hyena decide not to mix with people anymore?
27. What did Princess Zukisa say to Jackal when she finally stopped laughing?
28. To this day, hyenas do not go where __________________ are present.
The Tiger, The Brahman, and the Jackal
29. Jackal was almost attacked by a (C ) ____________________.
30. What came down a C, when he was about to attack?
31. Jackal thought this was pretty amusing that the tiger had been trapped. True or False
32. Jackal started to cry when he saw the tiger trapped. True or False
33. Who was Jackal fond of?
34. What did the tiger ask the Brahman?
35. What did the tiger promise the Brahman?
36. Did the tiger keep his promise?
37. The Brahman pleaded for the tiger to spare his life. True or False
38. Did the tiger agree to the Brahman’s request to find three things that will agree that tiger isn’t fair?
39. Who/What did the Brahman ask first, if the tiger was being fair?
40. What did the tree say to the Brahman?
41. What did the tree say he gives people?
42. What did the tree say people do to him?
43. What did the tree say people do with his leaves?
44. Who or what was the second thing the Brahman approached and asked about the tiger?
45. What did the buffalo say?
46. What did the buffalo say how humans treated him?
47. Is buffalo fairly treated by humans?
48. Who did the Brahman ask last?
49. What did the road say how he is treated?
50. Who or what said, “I serve everyone and for thanks I am kicked and trampled on”?
51. How did Jackal trick the tiger to get into the cage?
The Tradition of the Trickster Jackal
52. What are trickster tales?
53. What do animals represent in trickster tales?
54. From which regions is the jackal popular?
55. Which animal family is the jackal a member of?
56. Which animals are part of the canine family?
57. Where do Jackals live?
58. Which other animal is known for its trickery like the Jackal?
59. What will a jackal cross to throw off chasing dogs?
60. What else will a jackal do to throw off chasing dogs?
61. Jackals are horrible at detecting poisoned traps. True or False
62. Jackals are horrible at avoiding meat that has been touched by human hands. True or False
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