Question

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A
Which statement best describes a theme expressed by the story’s ending?
A. Winning is more important than playing fairly.
B. Tricksters are able to take many different forms.
C. The choices we make have lasting consequences.
D. It is important to investigate any suspicion of cheating.

Part B
Click on the sentence from paragraph 3 that best supports the answer to Part A.

The messenger turned around quietly and came back and told the other animals. unselected Press enter to select this hot-text choiceWhen the Rabbit came out at last, they accused him of cheating. unselected Press enter to select this hot-text choiceHe denied it until they went into the thicket and found the cleared road. unselected Press enter to select this hot-text choiceThey agreed that such a trickster had no right to enter the race at all, so they gave the horns to the Deer, who was declared to be the best runner, and he has worn them ever since. They told the Rabbit that, as he was so fond of cutting down bushes, he might do that for a living, and so he does to this day.selected Press enter to unselect this hot-text choice

Answer 1

Part A: C. The choices we make have lasting consequences.
Brief explanation: The Rabbit’s cheating leads to a permanent punishment — he loses the horns and is made to cut bushes “to this day.”

Part B: "They told the Rabbit that, as he was so fond of cutting down bushes, he might do that for a living, and so he does to this day."