Ti-Jean and His Brothers (Prologue) Study Questions

 



STUDY QUESTIONS

NOTE: You can use these questions to review your knowledge and understanding of the prologue once you have finished reading it.  Compare your responses with your peers or seek feedback from your teachers.

Instructions: Read and answer each question below carefully.

1. At what time of day do the events in the Prologue take place?

a. Morning

b. Afternoon

c. Evening

d. It is not stated.                         

2. Where are the animals, mother and her sons?                                               

3. Who is in the moon?                                                                                       

4. Which animal tells the tale?                                                        

5. What are the names of the three brothers?                                                       

6.     a. He is the oldest and he is strong.                                                            

        b. He is a fisherman and loves to read books.                                     

        c. He is the youngest and is considered to be the weakest.                

7. TRUE OR FALSE The mother and her sons are able to provide for their needs without difficulty.                                                                                                               

8. What has happened to the mother’s husband?                                                     

9. Who lives across from the mother’s hut?                                                             

10. When he goes out to chop wood for fire, the wood was too wet so he did not use the axe to prevent it from rusting. Which brother is this?                                                            

11. When he goes fishing, he realizes that he lacks bait.  Which brother is this?      

12. He states that he does not do anything and is chastised for it. Who is this?       

13. Answer each question below.

        a. Who does the devil send to deliver his challenge?    

b. What happened to him to leave him in his present condition?                        

14. Explain the challenge that the devil gives to the sons.                                        

15. What will happen if the sons fail to execute the devil’s challenge?                    

16. Explain TWO functions of the Prologue.             

17. State TWO themes that are presented in the Prologue.                                      

18. The music that accompanies the devil’s entrance is meant to

        a. exaggerate the actions of the minions that come on the stage.

        b. create a mood of tension and apprehension in the character and readers.

        c. differentiate it from the one that is used with the mother.

        d. add a comedic element to that specific part of the scene.                          

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