King Midas Answers

Which portion of the story makes up the rising action in "The Golden Touch"?

the events after Midas gets his wish and before his daughter embraces him

If Marla is admiring the burnished wood, what is she most likely admiring? Base your answer on the meaning of burnished.

the wood's deep polish

Which excerpt from early in "The Golden Touch" most strongly hints at a tragic event to come?

He drew out his handkerchief, which little Marygold had hemmed for him. That was likewise gold.... Somehow or other, this last transformation did not quite please King Midas. He would rather that his little daughter's handiwork should have remained just the same.

In "The Golden Touch," what is the king's main problem at the breakfast table?

His food turns to gold before he can swallow it.

Which sentence from "The Golden Touch" provides the best example of exposition?

This King Midas was fonder of gold than of anything else in the world. He valued his royal crown chiefly because it was composed of that precious metal.

As described in "The Golden Touch," what are King Midas's two great loves?

his daughter and gold

What is the meaning of the Latin root -lus-?

light or shining

In the following sentence, which word could best be substituted for lustrous? Base your answer on the meaning of lustrous. The moon is lustrous.

radiant

In "The Golden Touch," who grants the king his wish?

a stranger

What lesson does Midas learn in "The Golden Touch"?

1.)Everyday objects are beautiful and valuable just the way they are. 2.)Perceiving a violet, that grew on the bank of the river, Midas touched it with his finger, and was overjoyed to find that the delicate flower retained its purple hue, instead of undergoing a yellow blight.

Which word best describes King Midas in the first part of "The Golden Touch"?

1.)greedy 2.)The very tip-top of enjoyment would never be reached, unless the whole world were to become his treasure-room, and be filled with yellow metal which should be all his own.

Which of the following is the noun clause in this sentence? My cousin Evan's most passionate hope is that it will snow.

1.)that it will snow 2.)as a subject complement

In "The Golden Touch," what is the central conflict?

1.)the conflict between Midas and his new power 2.)It would be too sad a story, if I were to tell you how Midas, in the fullness of his gratified desires, began to wring his hands and bemoan himself; and how he could neither bear to look at Marygold, nor yet to look away....

At the end of "The Golden Touch," how does King Midas undo the damage he has caused?

He sprinkles water on things he has touched.

Which of the following identifies one of Midas's main problems in "The Golden Touch"?

Midas cannot satisfy his hunger for gold and his hunger for food at the same time.

Which sentence from "The Golden Touch" marks the climax of the story?

The victim of his insatiable desire for wealth, little Marygold was a human child no longer, but a golden statue!

Which is the dependent clause in this sentence? What you see is a replica of a building in ancient Greece.

What you see

How does the noun clause function in the following sentence? Aunt Jenny wondered who left the door open.

as a direct object

The suffix -less means "without." Using this information and your knowledge of the Latin root -lus-, choose the word that has the same meaning as lusterless.

dull

Nina was cast as the fairy godmother in the school play. She made a gilded wand to carry onstage. What did she most likely use to make the wand? Base your answer on the meaning of gilded.

gold paint