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What is a key feature of a tall tale?
A poem about nature
Exaggerated feats of strength
Strict historical accuracy
A scientific explanation
Which phrase helps you visualize Sal's strength?
Lived by the Mississippi
Wore a shaggy coat
Looked for acorns
Tossed a snag like a tiny twig
Mike Fink could ___ the meanest river pirate with one blow.
scoff
shrivel
topple
plunge
Sal's mother had eyes that made robbers ___ up and run.
prospect
topple
scoff
shrivel
Why did boatmen call Sal 'the cat's pajamas'?
She cleared the river of snags
She could outrun a steamboat
She had a pet alligator
She wore fancy clothes
When the lightning bolt flew at her Sal ___ at it.
withered
scoffed
plunged
toppled
Sal found the bears while kicking through ___ leaves.
fresh
green
withered
soaked
How did Sal get the mother bear to let her go?
She climbed a tree
She gave it acorns
She sang a loud song
She tickled its armpits
Sal's father told a story of a ___ killed by a bear.
boatman
prospector
settler
pirate
Sal and her alligator ___ into the river to race a boat.
toppled
withered
scoffed
plunged
The noise Sal made was heard from one ___ to the next.
settlement
railroad
steamboat
territory
Why did Sal have to let the bears go?
The bears were too loud
Animals love freedom and space
The mother bear was mean
The cabin was too small
In this story what is a 'snag'?
A broken boat engine
A pirate's treasure
A type of river fish
A fallen branch in the river
