1a. Why does Reuven decide to sell the goat to the butcher?
2a. How does Zlateh act around human beings?
3a. What stops Aaron and Zlateh from reaching town?
4a. What decision does Aaron reach while staying in the haystack?
1b. Why do the other family members react strongly to this plan?
2b. Why does she act this way?
3b. How does Aaron feel about this? How does he feel when he finds the haystack?
4b. Why does no one ever think of selling Zlateh again?
5a. In what ways does Zlateh assist Aaron during the time they spent in the haystack? In what ways does Aaron help Zlateh?
5b. Which of the two is most responsible for saving the other's life?
6a. Why does Aaron become so attached to the goat during the time they spent together in the haystack?
6b. If you experienced a life-threatening situation like this one and lived through it with an animal, how might you feel about animals in general afterwards?
Sensory Details. Find at least one example each in "Zlateh the Goat" of sensory details that appeal to each of the five senses, and write them below.
Smell:
Sight:
Hearing:
Taste:
Touch:
Plot and Climax. What is the conflict in this story? Identify the place in the story where the conflict is introduced. Then identify the climax, or high point of suspense. Lastly, identify the place in the story where the conflict is resolved.
1. Write an advertisement for a traditional food you eat with your family. Make use of sensory details to create an appetizing description of the food.
2. Imagine you are a journalist for an magazine. You know nothing about the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. Write a magazine article that describes what Hanukkah is and how it is celebrated.
3. Refer to page 267. Pretend you are Zlateh, the goat, and that you can speak English. Finish the dialogue between Aaron and Zlateh (you) by writing your response to Aaron's questions and comments.
Synonyms. A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word. For example, smile and grin are synonyms. Cleft is a word in "Zlateh the Goat." Brainstorm a short list of synonym (or near synonyms) of the word cleft. Then use a thesaurus to see if you can add more synonyms to your list.
Irregular Verbs. Write the past tense form of the following verbs. You may want to refer to the Language Arts Survey 3.60, "Verb Tenses."
Example make...made
1. sing
2. fall
3. hurt
4. go
5. burst
6. take
7. write
8. do
9. lay
10. fly
