The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal — Questions and answers

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What was the Brahmin carrying when he walked home from the next village in 'The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal'?

Choices

  1. a bag of flour
  2. a wooden staff
  3. a basket of mangoes
  4. a brass pot of water ✓

Answer: a brass pot of water

From page 1

What did the tiger say he was dying of when he saw the Brahmin?

Choices

  1. hunger
  2. sadness
  3. cold
  4. thirst ✓

Answer: thirst

From page 2

In 'The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal', what did the tiger say he would do first after the Brahmin freed him from the cage?

Choices

  1. thank the Brahmin
  2. find some water
  3. run away to the jungle
  4. eat the Brahmin ✓

Answer: eat the Brahmin

From page 3

What was the first thing the tiger and the Brahmin met on the road?

Choices

  1. a pipal tree ✓
  2. an old buffalo
  3. a jackal
  4. a bullock cart

Answer: a pipal tree

From page 4

What was the second thing the tiger and the Brahmin met on the road?

Choices

  1. an old buffalo ✓
  2. a farmer
  3. a wild dog
  4. a young calf

Answer: an old buffalo

From page 5

What was the third thing the tiger and the Brahmin met?

Choices

  1. the road ✓
  2. a village
  3. a river
  4. a mountain

Answer: the road

From page 6

In 'The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal', who came out of the sugarcane field and asked the Brahmin what was wrong?

Choices

  1. a jackal ✓
  2. a tiger
  3. a farmer
  4. a buffalo

Answer: a jackal

From page 7

In 'The Tiger, the Brahmin and the Jackal', where did the tiger go to show the jackal where he was at the beginning?

Choices

  1. into the sugarcane field
  2. into the cage ✓
  3. onto the road
  4. under the neem tree

Answer: into the cage

From page 8

What did the jackal do after the tiger walked into the cage?

Choices

  1. he ran away into the jungle
  2. he pushed the door shut and knocked the bolt home ✓
  3. he talked to the tiger through the bars
  4. he opened the cage door again

Answer: he pushed the door shut and knocked the bolt home

From page 9

What did the jackal ask for from the Brahmin for helping him?

Choices

  1. a place to live in the village
  2. a new cage
  3. some gold coins
  4. the chickens' leavings at the back of the house ✓

Answer: the chickens' leavings at the back of the house

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