In The Palace of the Ocean King
Author: Marilyn Singer

Reading Level: 4.8
Number Words:2000
Question:10
Point Value: .5

Question 1
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What are the two things said about Mariana?

She feared the ocean and had never been in love.
she loved the ocean and had been married.
She always swam in the ocean and had never been in love.
She feared her father and had never been in love.

Question 2
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Who was the boy in Sylvain's story?

Sylvain
a traveler
The Ocean King
his father

Question 3
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Who was trapped in Mariana's dream?

Sylvain
Mariana
The Duke
The Ocean King

Question 4
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What did Mariana have to do to save Sylvain?

She had to steal the Ocean King's triton.
She had to steal the Ocean King's crown.
She had to grab a piece of purple seaweed.
She had to find a pearl in the sand.

Question 5
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What did Mariana decide to do to get the King's triton?

She decided to dance with the King.
She decided to get Sylvain to grab the triton.
She decided to sneak up behind the King and grab the triton.
She decided to get one of the other women to steal the triton.

Question 6
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What was the bargain between the King and Mariana?

the triton for Sylvain
the triton for a piece of purple seaweed
the crown for Sylvain
A pearl for the triton

Question 7
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What did Mariana stick in the triton?

a pearl
shell
shoe
piece of her dress

Question 8
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Why did Mariana stick a pearl in the triton?

so the Ocean King couldn't trap them in the sea
the Ocean King could never use it again
like the noise it made
thought it looked good

Question 9
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How did Sylvain and Mariana get out of the whirlpool?

Sylvain awoke and thrust them to the sea.
the whirlpool washed them to the shore.
The triton broke and the whirlpool disappeared.
They never did get out.

Question 10
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What happened to Mariana and Sylvain afterwards?

They got married.
The King dragged them to the sea.
They never spoke again.
Sylvain died.