The Smallest Dragonboy
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A 7th grade comprehension quiz related to the short story "The Smallest Dragonboy" by Anne McCaffrey
- 1.Why did the colonist on the planet of Pern bioengineer a race of great winged dragons?
- A.
To help their planet life survive bad weather
- B.
To protect their planet from the dangerous Red Star, which rains deadly threadlike plant spores on the planet.
- C.
To protect their planet from the Red Rain that devours every living thing in sight.
- D.
To protect their planet from firestone dragons that burn their people.
- 2.Who is the antagonist in the story?
- A.
The Thread
- B.
The dragons
- C.
Beterli
- D.
K'last
- 3.Who is the protagonist?
- A.
Keevan/K'van
- B.
Beterli
- C.
K'last
- D.
Lessa
- 4.What kind of conflicts are in this story?
- A.
Man vs Man
- B.
Man vs. Himself
- C.
Man vs. Nature
- D.
A and B
- 5.What did the candidates get to do with the eggs before the hatching?
- A.
Smell them
- B.
Chant magical spells to them
- C.
Rub powder on the eggs
- D.
Touch them
- 6.What kind of dragon was in the "soft greenish blue tinged shell with a faint creamy swirl design"?
- A.
Bronze
- B.
Brown
- C.
Blue
- D.
Green
- 7.What two body parts of Keevan broke during the fight with Beterli?
- A.
Collar bone and arm
- B.
Skull and rib cage
- C.
Skull and leg
- D.
Leg and nose
- 8.What did Keevan have to wear to the Hatching Ground?
- A.
A white robe
- B.
Jeans and T-shirt
- C.
A blue robe
- D.
A white gown
- 9.What was the dragon's name?
- A.
Heath
- B.
Heth
- C.
Health
- D.
Heat
- 10.What did F'lar say to Keevan/K'van after his dragon impressed him?
- A.
"You maybe the smallest dragonrider ever, young K'van, but you're one of the bravest!"
- B.
"You maybe the evilest dragonrider ever, old K'van, but you're one of the wimpest."
- C.
"You mabe the smallest dragonrider since like forever, K'van, but you're like one of the coolest."
- D.
"You maybe the smallest dragonrider, K'van, but you're the most coragous."
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