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Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ______________________ Period: ______ “My Wonder Horse” by Sabine R. Ulibarrí: Collections Grade 6 Guiding Questions:Read the short story “My Wonder Horse” by Sabine R. Ulibarrí. Then, reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing text evidence.Lines 1–12: What ideas does the white horse stand for? How might these ideas be an important part of the theme in the story?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lines 19–34: What external conflict does the narrator tell about in this passage? How do you know what the narrator wants will be a challenge?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lines 50–61: Identify words in these lines that tell what the Wonder Horse stands for in the narrator’s mind. Why might these ideas be important to a young person? What themes is the author developing with this language?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lines 79–85: How does the narrator show that his quest is an internal conflict as well as an external one? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lines 95–100: What examples of figurative language are in these lines? What images and ideas does each figure of speech illustrate? What story elements does each example elaborate on for the reader?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lines 112–124: How does the narrator’s external conflict, his desire to capture the Wonder Horse, cause an internal conflict to develop in the story?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lines 144–161: Describe how the narrator’s response to leading the Wonder Horse through the town causes a surprising shift in the story.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lines 158–161: Do you think the narrator feels that resolving this external conflict of capturing the horse has been worth it? Explain.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lines 207–213: What possible themes are suggested by the lessons the narrator learns from the Wonder Horse? Remember that a theme should be expressed in a complete sentence because it is a complete idea.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________VocabularyPage 212: What words in the surrounding text are related to lethargy? Why is lethargy a good choice to explain how one might feel on a lazy afternoon?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Page 213: Why might the author have chosen the word vigil to describe the narrator’s efforts?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Page 214: Why might the author have described the horse’s scream as both “a challenge and a mandate?”____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Page 215: Why does the white horse recoil? How does the word help you picture the scene?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Page 216: Why would the even be such an indignity for the white horse?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Page 218: Why does the narrator say he was “rejoicing” to learn about the white horse’s indomitable spirit?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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