The Golden Ball — Questions and answers
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What did Elara, the princess who lived in the Great Tree, yearn for?
Choices
- A. To be the best student in the school.
- B. Adventure beyond the classroom. ✓
- C. More golden leaves for the Great Tree.
- D. A quiet life inside the school.
Answer: B. Adventure beyond the classroom.
From page 1
What did Bram say the golden ball would bring to those who wanted it?
Choices
- A. Great luck and happiness.
- B. A piece of the sun itself.
- C. Misfortune. ✓
- D. Lots of new toys.
Answer: C. Misfortune.
From page 2
What happened right after Elara traded the golden ball for her wooden bird?
Choices
- A. Silas gave her more gold.
- B. Silas vanished with the golden ball. ✓
- C. Elara found many new friends.
- D. The bird started singing.
Answer: B. Silas vanished with the golden ball.
From page 5
According to Bram, what did the legends say the golden ball really was?
Choices
- A. A magical toy that grants wishes.
- B. A dangerous weapon.
- C. A lens revealing the heart's true desires. ✓
- D. A piece of the sun itself.
Answer: C. A lens revealing the heart's true desires.
From page 7
Where did Bram think Silas might have hidden the golden ball?
Choices
- A. In Elara's room.
- B. On top of the Great Tree.
- C. The Hall of Echoes, beneath the Great Tree. ✓
- D. In the school library.
Answer: C. The Hall of Echoes, beneath the Great Tree.
From page 8
What was Silas surrounded by in the Hall of Echoes?
Choices
- A. Real mountains of gold.
- B. Many of Elara's friends.
- C. Glittering illusions of desires. ✓
- D. Books and maps.
Answer: C. Glittering illusions of desires.
From page 9
What did Elara understand about the greatest treasures as she emerged from the Great Tree?
Choices
- A. They were objects of great desire.
- B. They were the lessons learned along the way. ✓
- C. They were always made of gold.
- D. They were always lost and found again.
Answer: B. They were the lessons learned along the way.
From page 10