1. Test
Matching
1.__________Author of the story A. Sigisumund
2.__________Name of the wife B. Isak Dinesen
3.__________Name of the Husband C. Louisa
4.__________The Names of the wife’s dog D. Mecklenburg
5.__________Agricultural district in NE Germany E. Bijou
Multiple Choice
_____1. Who did Louisa find as she entered the grove?
A. Sigismund B. Isak Dinesen
C. A bird D. Sheep Thief
_____2. What did the thief use as a weapon?
A. A gun B. A knife
C. A rock D. A stick
_____3. What did the thief do with her ring?
A. kick it B. Grabbed it and put it in his pocket
C. didn’t touch it D. Picked it up and threw it
_____4. How long into the marriage did the wife lie for the first time?
A. one month B. two weeks
C. one week D. one year
_____5. What did the husband do for a living?
A. Teacher B. Farmer
C. Herder D. Banker
_____6. Why was her husband upset when he went to the sheepfold?
A. The lambs were sick B. A thief had stolen some lambs
C. Worker’s were gone D. Sheep dogs were missing
_____7. Why did she go to the grove?
A. She was tired of waiting for her husband
B. She was lost
C. She heard a loud noise
D. She was playing hide and seek
_____8. How did the thief’s arm get broken?
A. A fight B. Fell off of a cliff
C. Sheep Broke it D. Was born with it.

2. _____9. What did she tell her husband when he asked where her ring was?
A. She lost it. B. She was robbed.
C. She sold it. D. She left it at the house.
_____10. Why did the thief steal the sheep?
A. He was hungry B. He was bored.
C. It bit him D. Unknown
Essay:
1. Discuss the possible reasons why the thief grabbed her handkerchief and wrapped
it around the blade of his knife and then left.