Assessment
April/May 2016
HL
Name:
Date:
The Woman With the River in Her Hair Quiz
Directions: Read the play The Woman With the River in Her Hair in the April/May 2016 issue
of Storyworks. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer for each question below.
1. Which words best describe the children of the
village?
A kind and open C wild and adventurous
B smart but sly
D slow and careful
5.What does dejected mean in the sentence
“Dejected, the villagers trudge back to
their adobes” ?
A depressed
C confused
B angry
D lazy
2.What is the main reason the villagers send
Lucia Zenteno away?
A They don’t like that Lucia has a pet iguana.
B They think she is a bad role model for the kids.
C They distrust her because they don’t know her.
D They think she is going to take the chief’s job.
6.In Scene 7, how does Lucia end up
feeling when the children beg her to
return?
Aoverjoyed
Cbitter
Brelieved
Dunderstanding
3.Which line from the play best explains the
answer to question 2?
A “Neighbors overhear the children and spread the
word.”
B “The adults see only a stranger, someone too
different from them.”
C “Chief, you must send her away.”
D “But as Lucia drifts away, something impossible
happens.”
7. Which line from the play supports the
answer to question 6?
A “Such a lovely place. May I stay here with
you?”
B “Ah, so it is the river your village wants,
not me.”
C “Lucia is moved by the children’s plight.”
D “With the faithful iguana by her side, Lucia
returns to the village.”
4.What happens after Lucia leaves the village?
A Lucia puts a spell on the villagers.
B All the fish in the river die.
C The river follows Lucia, wrapped in her hair.
D The villagers immediately realize their mistake
and ask the children to call Lucia back.
8.By the end of the play, the adults have
learned to ______.
A never give up on their dreams
B appreciate how lucky they are
C help the environment
D give people a chance before judging them
Constructed Response
Directions: On a separate piece of paper, write your answer to each question in a well-organized response.
Make sure you support your answers with details from the play.
9. How have the villagers changed by the
10. H
ow is the river like a character in the
end of the play?
play? What kind of character is it?
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