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QUIZ QUESTIONS
1. Why was the Young Man in the story unhappy?
a. His life was di cult and he was out of ammuni on.
b. He had to live in the woods and no one would help him.
c. He was very unlucky and it did not seem that his luck would ever get be er.
2. Why was the Young Man disappointed when he realized the “Gi ” was lead?
a. The Old Man had tricked him into saving him.
b. He thought that the gi was gold and told himself that it would solve all of his problems. c. He realized that his luck was s ll bad and that made him sad.
3. When the Old Man realized the Young Man’s disappointment, what did he do?
a. The Old Man told him to gure out what to do with the gi .
b. The Old Man was willing to take his gi back.
c. The Old Man suggested a way that the Young Man could use the gi .
4. What was the Young Man’s reac on to the Old Man’s rst sugges on? Why?
a. He was angry because he told himself that the Old Man’s idea would never work because he had tried it before.
b. He was happy that he had a way to use the “Gi .”
c. He was sad because he knew he could not make the Old Man’s idea work.
5. When you nd yourself in a new situa on, like being around strangers or going to a new school etc., what should you tell yourself about the new situa on?
a. “Be careful because you don’t want to make a fool of yourself.”
b. “Just be yourself, be friendly and hope for the best.”
c. “I hate new situa ons. This is just too di cult.”
6. If your teacher suggests that you try a di erent way of doing something like studying or wri ng, what should you tell yourself?
a. “This teacher is just trying to get me to do more work.”
b. “The teacher is asking me to do this because I am going to do it perfectly and everyone will be impressed.”
c. “This is di erent and a li le scary but they would not ask me to do it unless it were something I could do.”
7. You try out for the ball team but don’t make it. What should you tell yourself?
a. “I am disappointed I did not make the team but I will con nue to prac ce and try out again next year.” b. “They will be sorry when they realize how good a ballplayer I am.”
c. “I should have known they would not pick me. I am a terrible ballplayer.”
8. Why did the Young Man reject the Old Man’s sugges on to make dolls out of the gi ?
a. Other people would make fun of them for having homemade dolls.
b. The Young Man told himself that others would make fun of the homemade dolls. c. The Young Man’s children did not want homemade dolls.
9. Why did the Young Man reject the Old Man’s idea about trading the lead for training to become a plumber?
a. The Young Man knew no one would be willing to train him.
b. The Young Man had tried to do this once before.
c. The Young Man told himself that no one would trade the lead for training and thus made himself anxious and angry.
10. The Young Man rejected the Old Man’s gi and ideas about how to use the gi . Why?
a. Because he had a lot of S nky Thinking and was unwilling to change it.
b. Because he had tried some of the Old Man’s sugges ons before and they did not work.
c. Because the Old Man was just trying to give him something worthless instead of paying him for saving his life.
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