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Questions for the Story of Pyramus and Thisbe
Instructions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. What is the problem that Pyramus and Thisbe face from their families?
2. What is the solution they came up with to solve their problem?
3. What three objects are located in the area where they decide to meet?
4. What incident happens to Thisbe as she waits under the tree for Pyramus?
5. What is the name of the item Thisbe drops on the ground?
6. What action does Pyramus perform when he thinks Thisbe is dead?
7. According to the story, what continues to happen even today to the white fruit of the mulberry tree
as a result of the lovers’ tragedy?
8. What proposal would you make to improve Pyramus and Thisbe’s situation?
9. What other story does the Love Story of Pyramus and Thisbe resemble? What differences do you
notice between these two stories?
10. What is the story location clue in “Pyramus and Thisbe”?
Using specific evidence from the text, explain one example of dramatic irony in “Pyramus and
Thisbe”.
Reminders when writing a short answer response:
ANSWER the question. Introduce your answer with the name of the piece. Identify prompt or
restate the question in the opening sentence.
2. DEVELOP your explanation further, using a quote from the story that ILLUSTRATES your
answer (1-2 sentences/1- 2 small pieces of text that specifically supports your answer).
3. Explain HOW the text develops your answer (1-2 sentences).
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REMEMBER: Stick to ONE topic only- Completely new information means completely new, additional,
text support! Do not run quotes from the story together; weave then into your own words.
Do not end your OER with a quote; you must end with your own words.
Do not use “I”, “me”, “my” or “mine”- except in specific text from the story.
Do not use the words “you” or “your”- except in specific text from the story.
Always write in present tense about literature.
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