Choose the best answer for each question. At the end of the quiz, your score will appear here. Note: this quiz is based on the original story. Some of the questions and answers may not be applicable to our simplified story.
Why didn't the narrator (the person telling the story) like 'The Ant and The Grasshopper' fable as a child?
Because he liked to put his feet on ants when he saw them.
Because it made him think of his friend George Ramsay.
Because he did not think that this was how life should be.
Why was George Ramsay sitting alone looking sad at the beginning of the story?
Because his brother Tom was hopeless at everything he did.
Because his brother Tom had just left his wife and job.
Because he did not think that life was fair.
Why did George Ramsay's brother Tom want to borrow money from him?
To pay back money that he had borrowed from other people.
He was lazy and didn't have a job, so he needed the money to live on.
To spend on things that he didn't really need but made him feel happy
What did Tom do when George said that he would no longer help him?
He looked for full time work, first working behind a bar and then driving a taxi.
He found another way to make George give him money.
He gave up asking for money for the honour of the family.
Why was George angry at Tom and the man called Cronshaw?
Because Tom had cheated Cronshaw and nearly went to prison.
Because he thought Tom and Crenshaw may have tricked him to get some money.
Because Crenshaw said Tom was a scoundrel and should be punished.
Why was the narrator always happy to lend money to Tom?
Because Tom knew everyone and everyone knew Tom.
Because Tom never asked him for more than fifty pounds.
Because it was always a lot of fun to be with Tom.
Why was George happy to be growing old?
Because he wanted to work in his garden and play golf.
Because he was forty-six, but looked like he was only thirty-five.
Because Tom was also growing old and would find life more difficult.
Toward the end of the story George says: "If there were any justice he (Tom) would be in the workhouse". Without using a dictionary, what do you think a workhouse is?
A place where people with no money can live and find work.
A prison for people who owe money and don't pay it back.
A club where people like Tom who have lots of money help the poor to find work.
Why was George unhappy with the narrator at the end of the story?
Because the narrator thought it was funny that Tom had become rich.
Because the narrator kept on lending Tom money after he became rich.
Because the narrator shouted at George when he heard that Tom was rich.
Why did Tom continue to borrow money from people after his wife died?
To see if they were his true friends
He was so used to borrowing money that he did not think about it.
Because he had to pay a lot of money back to George